Kansas Literacy Week Proclaimed by Governor
August 21, 2017
August 21, 2017
EMPORIA, Kan., Aug. 21 -- Emporia State University issued the following news:
Elementary students who reach grade-level reading proficiency by the end of third grade are four times more likely to graduate high school. Currently, one-third of fourth graders both across the state of Kansas and nation read below basic reading levels, according to The Nations Report Card, National Center for Educational Statistics.
On Friday, Aug. 18, Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback declared the . . .
Elementary students who reach grade-level reading proficiency by the end of third grade are four times more likely to graduate high school. Currently, one-third of fourth graders both across the state of Kansas and nation read below basic reading levels, according to The Nations Report Card, National Center for Educational Statistics.
On Friday, Aug. 18, Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback declared the . . .