The Washington Post – Michael Alison Chandler
“D.C. Council member Charles Allen (Ward 6) plans to introduce a bill that would send a book each month to the home of every child under age 5 in the District. The early literacy initiative aims to address an achievement gap that begins at birth. “We have households in the District that have hundreds of books and households where the only book in the house may be the phone book,” he said. By the time students are in third grade, less than half of public school students in the District are on grade level in reading. Allen’s proposal aims to address the problem early on, by tackling a large word gap that’s been documented in research.”(more)