54% of Chicago’s public school students do not meet or exceed reading standards.
Only 3 in 10 students entering 4th grade are proficient readers.
Low income 1st graders are only read to for 25 hours on average. In contrast, their peers get 1000 hours one-on-one reading.
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A volunteer’s look at one day inside a Tail Blazers program at partner school Melody Elementary
Every year Bark ‘n Ball gets a new theme, but how is the poster created? Who designs the beautiful work we feature every year? The illustrator may be more familiar than you think…
SitStayRead at the Shedd Aquarium, the Chicago Bears visit SitStayRead, Bark ‘n Ball coming up, winter programs have started…oh, what a winter!
