Скачать или смотреть These Virginia schools launched 'Readers Rise' to tackle literacy gap

A Northern Virginia school district has just launched a program to help students strengthen their reading skills.

7News checked the latest literacy data from the Virginia Department of Education, which shows when it comes to reading, Black and Hispanic students are performing at a lower level than White and Asian students. English learners have the lowest reading scores.

The Arlington Parents for Education group has been advocating for a volunteer reading program to address this challenge and improve reading scores.

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