Kentucky literacy: It shouldn't take investigation to change schools
Where was the urgency when the National Assessment of Educational Progress ranked JCPS last in the Trial Urban District category for elementary reading progress?
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Where was the urgency when the National Assessment of Educational Progress ranked JCPS last in the Trial Urban District category for elementary reading progress?
"This is not in vain," Decode Project co-founder LaToya Whitlock said. "This isn't just, I had an idea one day. It's necessary.”
The Courier Journal hosted a panel for caregivers and teachers to discuss why many Kentucky kids struggle to read.
Courier Journal to hold community event following investigation, 'Between the lines: Why Kentucky's kids can't read and who's to blame.'
A Louisville organization called DeCode Project offers free or reduced literacy training for students who are struggling.