On the Cusp in California | The New America Foundation
Only 23 percent of the state's fourth-graders scored "proficient" in reading in 2007, according to the federally administered National Assessment of Educational Progress, placing California behind every state except Mississippi and Louisiana. ... Doing that requires both expansion of access to high-quality preschool programs and fundamental changes in how the state's elementary schools serve their youngest students -- along with far better linkages and integration between ...

Georgia Tech Women's Basketball Conducts Third Annual Jacket 2 ...
"The Program offers an opportunity for our team to reach out to local elementary and middle schools in our community and encourage reading and literacy. We are very proud of the success of this program over the past two years and look ... 13th game against Mississippi Valley State. Current members of the Georgia Tech women's basketball team will visit the winning school to speak about the importance of reading. The Yellow Jackets will also read to the students and lead a ...

The Natchez Democrat - District reading program sets foundations ...
Third-grade students in the school participate in a two-hour block of intensive reading and English activities outlined by a grant-funded reading program called Reading First. ... Bennett said the skills being focused on during Reading First are in-line with the Mississippi education framework. Students are tested three times a year to track progress. Their work is also assessed on a regular basis so students who are at risk of falling behind are identified and given ...

Reading program aimed at freshmen - News
A committee of faculty and staff have implemented a new reading program to engage students and promote learning at Mississippi State University this fall. The Maroon Edition encourages all freshmen to read the same book to promote ...

Reading Program 3.30.09 - WCBI
Reading Program 3.30.09. 01:32. These students at Joe Cook Elementary in Columbus are the first in the state to participate in a computer literacy program called "Tune into ... Abstract: This report compares Mississippi's reading and . ...

Joe Hall Elementary School in Miami, Florida / FL - Profile ...
Joe Hall Elementary School serves Pre-K through 5th Grade Students From The City Of Miami, Which Is Part Of Miami-Dade County. This School Is Eligible For Participation In State & Federal Title I Programs. ... Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri .... 2008 FCAT Reading Test Score Performance ...

NRRF - Mississippi-Reading First Program
Reading First Program. Mississippi will receive an $11.1 million grant ... allow schools to implement research-based reading programs for students ... hold Mississippi Reading Academies for all K-3 educators and elementary administrators. ... Over the course of the grant, the State will receive approximately $72.6 ...

Grad Jessica Benson Teaches Math and Reading in Mississippi
Oct 6, 2009 ... Jessica Benson teaches her students at R.H. Bearden Elementary School ... the Streamlined Teacher Education Program at Cal State Fullerton. ...

03-50 State Survey.qxd
Elementary programs for K-4 teachers include an interdisciplinary program of ... The state of Mississippi requires its students to complete three ... 2-8 in reading, writing, and mathematics. Fifth and eighth graders take the norm- ...

Education Watch: Mississippi. Key Education Facts and Figures ...
Abstract: This report compares Mississippi's reading and mathematics performance ... in special education, and underrepresented in gifted programs. ... African American students graduate from the state college at a lower ... Education Level : Elementary Secondary Education; Grade 4; Grade 8; Postsecondary Education ...