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By WHAV Staff | 2 hours ago Officials gather to cut the ribbon at the mural, “Reading Takes Us Places.” From left, Haverhill Promise Campaign Director Jenny Arndt, City Councilors Timothy J. Jordan and Joseph J. Bevilacqua, state Rep. Leonard Mirra and City Council President Melinda E. Barrett. (Jarvi Productions photograph for WHAV News.) Haverhill Promise, the Campaign for Grade Level Reading, was recognized late last week as a national “Bright Spot” for its response to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Washington, D.C.-based national Campaign for Grade-Level Reading said Haverhill is...

Written by Office of the Governor. Prev Next Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he has accepted the recommendation of the Connecticut State Board of Education to appoint Charlene Russell-Tucker to serve as acting commissioner of the Connecticut State Department of Education. The board voted Wednesday to recommend Russell-Tucker for the position following the resignation Tuesday of Miguel Cardona, who was confirmed earlier this week by the U.S. Senate to serve as secretary of the U.S. Department of Education. Russell-Tucker has more than 20 years of experience as a performance-dri...

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont has named a replacement for former Education Commissioner Miguel Cardona, who was approved by the Senate to join President Joe Biden’s Cabinet this week.Lamont announced this week that he has accepted the recomm…

Sarasota-Manatee students to celebrate reading and diversity with Embracing Our Differences Community Submitted Nearly 8,000 elementary school students in 449 pre-K through third-grade classrooms in 77 early learning centers and elementary schools in Sarasota and Manatee counties will celebrate reading and diversity on March 2 by reading books by BIPOC (Black, indigenous and people of color) authors and illustrators as part of the Embracing Our Differences program. Each participating classroom and student will be given a copy of the book selected for their grade. According to Ben Jewell-P...

Patterson Foundation announces $250,000 gift to advance literacy Staff Report The campaign is focused on providing resources to ensure that children are reading at the appropriate level by the end of third grade, which has proven to be a key indicator of a child’s future academic success.  “One of the major obstacles in the pathway out of poverty is the failure to read proficiently by the end of third grade,” a press release announcing the gift stated. “Currently, 80% of children from asset-limited families are not reaching this critical milestone.”  The latest gift brings the to...