TUCSON, AZ (Tucson News Now) -
A new
reading program for Tucson area students will be funded in part by Pima County
tax payers.
Kids in
Arizona have fallen behind the rest of the nation in reading skills, and a new state
law has been implemented to fix that next year.
It will require third
graders to read at a third grade level or they cannot move up.
In order to help at-risk
students, Pima County has agreed to provide $75,000 to Literacy Connects to
help students at Mission Manor Elementary School on the south side.
A big part of the program
is getting parents involved. The hope is the new program will show results and
can be expanded to several schools.
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