The winners were featured on the Today Show. In conjunction with The Conference Board and Employers for Learning, held a very successful business and education conference . A publication that captures the conference highlights and issues and that incorporates business survey data related to employee and family involvement in education will be available in fall of 1997. These initiatives are supported by partnership members in a variety of unique and interesting ways. Additionally, America Reads Challenge legislation is pending in Congress to support the goal of high expectations for the reading skills of all children and to support and expand local reading initiatives.
Several strategies are essential for helping our children learn to read.
With the assistance of community groups engaged in this effort, the Department recently published a guide that gives practical ideas and highlights successful programs for before and after school learning activities. Building on, expanding, and initiating local efforts to improve reading. Even when students receive the very best in-class instruction, some will always need extra time and assistance to meet the high levels of reading skills needed in school, in the workplace, and throughout life. The America Reads Challenge is initiating and encouraging thousands of these efforts. Sponsoring sites for summer reading programs.