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Sounding the Alarm: Understanding the price we pay for illiteracy and what we can do about it
Literacy is a fundamental human right. But children living in Chicago’s poorest neighborhoods are struggling to read and write. According to the Illinois State Board of Education, in 2022 less than one in ten Black third graders in Chicago Public Schools were reading at grade level. We have an illiteracy crisis. But there is hope. Join Friends of the Children-Chicago, a mentoring organization that empowers youth through relationships with professional mentors for twelve and a half years, and a panel of experts for a virtual discussion on March 20th at noon. Free and open to the public, this conversation will examine the price our city is paying for illiteracy and explore how our community is reshaping literacy development. Visit friendschicago.org for more information and to register.
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