Milwaukee Leaders Unite to Tackle City's Literacy Crisis with New Coalition

Milwaukee Reading Coalition hopes to get third graders reading at grade level in 3 years

On Monday, 86 organizations, including Milwaukee Public Schools, charter and private schools, vowed that within three years, every child would be reading at grade level by the end of third grade.  The post Milwaukee Reading Coalition hopes to get third graders reading at grade level in 3 years appeared first on WPR.

Milwaukee leaders unite to tackle city's literacy crisis with new coalition

For years, Milwaukee has struggled with low reading scores that consistently trail state and national averages. Now, a coalition of leaders is coming together to form a citywide plan to tackle those challenges through unprecedented collaboration and financial incentives for educators. The Milwaukee Reading Coalition brought together educators, advocates and civic leaders at Mount Mary University to launch a first-of-its-kind partnership that cut…