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Stories and Impact Archive
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Joining the call for action for parenting education by Donna DiFillippo
Posted on May 9, 2013 | No CommentsIn his well-researched New York Times op/ed (April 27, 2013), “No Rich Child Left Behind,” Stanford University Professor Sean Reardon makes a compelling case for investing in parenting education as part... -
Superintendent Jean Franco on the equalizing effect of quality preschool
Posted on April 29, 2013 | No Comments“It’s no wonder that every school district in the nation isn’t rushing to invest in early literacy. Because of constrained budgets, emphasis is placed on the more immediate needs…” starts... -
Raising A Reader MA Receives GuideStar Seal for Nonprofit Transparency
Posted on April 26, 2013 | No CommentsBoston, MA: Raising A Reader MA is pleased to announce that they are recent recipients of the GuideStar Exchange Seal, a leading symbol of transparency and accountability provided by GuideStar USA, Inc., the... -
Off the Grid in Everett: Raising A Reader MA partners with St. Anthony’s Parish
Posted on January 29, 2013 | No CommentsAcross the state, 70% of pre-school aged children are enrolled in a licensed early education program (Strategies for Children, http://www.strategiesforchildren.org). However, in the Gateway Communities that Raising A Reader MA... -
How’d we do? Raising A Reader MA’s impact in the 2011-2012 program year
Posted on January 24, 2013 | No CommentsIn the six years since we were launched by the GreenLight Fund, our annual program evaluation has shown consistent success in meeting our impact goals. Our annual program evaluation answers... -
Too Small to Fail
Posted on December 10, 2012 | No CommentsNick Kristoff’s Sunday New York Times Piece, “Profiting From a Child’s Illiteracy,” offers a gut wrenching story of poor children in rural America who are discouraged from learning to read... -
Up and Down the Coast: Holden A. Book’s third day on the road
Posted on October 24, 2012 | No CommentsAfter ending Day Two asleep on a boat in Gloucester, Raising A Reader MA’s Spokespal, Holden A. Book, started Day Three of his road trip to October 27th’s Boston Book... -
Holden A. Book travels across Massachusetts
Posted on October 17, 2012 | No CommentsHolden A. Book, Raising A Reader MA’s Spokespal, has packed his red bag for his week-long road trip across Massachusetts. He plans to visit as many literary and historic sites... -
Back to School: Starting a new year with Raising A Reader MA by Sara Pollock DeMedeiros
Posted on August 20, 2012 | No CommentsIt’s September, the busiest time of year for Raising A Reader MA’s program staff. While we are up and running year round, many of our partners operate on an academic... -
A Day in the Life of Raising A Reader MA
Posted on May 23, 2012 | No CommentsA Day in the Life of Raising A Reader MA In the basement of the Chelsea Public Library, Lauren Butler and Morgan Kapinos start their day sorting through hundreds of...
