Ready, Set, Read Summer 2017
The Ready, Set, Read-Tacoma! Summer 2017 program was a huge success! After four weeks of reading, learning, and fun hands-on activities, the summer programs at Mann, Jefferson, Northeast Tacoma, and […]
Hope and Eugenia
Hope is a preschooler at McCarver Elementary who participates in our preschool literacy program READY! Set, Read-Tacoma!(RSR-T) Everyday after school, Hope and her grandma Eugenia go to the school’s […]
Ready! Set, Read-Tacoma! Summer 2014
Check out our lastest news on RSR-T Summer Reading Program… RSR-T July 2014
Stuff the Bus
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 30, 2014 New Studies Shed Light on Back-to-School Challenges for Low-Income Families Communities In Schools of Tacoma to Host “Stuff the Bus” Campaign to […]
2013 Wishes
It’s that time of year again: the weather starts getting colder; it’s getting dark earlier; stores are putting out decorations; thoughts turn to the magic of the holidays….For some families, though, this time of year is less about the magic and decorations and more about the dark and cold.
Students volunteer with reading program
The Mooring Mast, PLU’s newspaper, wrote an article about college students volunteering for the All-Star Readers program.
Mt. Tahoma students talk politics with Derek Kilmer
“Tuesday, U.S. Rep Derek Kilmer experienced something rare and wonderful in the life of a member of Congress: He met with a group of diverse and thoughtful constituents who asked […]
Communities In Schools Offers Mixed Review of the Nation’s Report Card
“Today’s release of the 2013 National Assessment of Educational Progress shows little improvement, and continued cause for concern. Average scores in reading and math have made minor gains across the […]
Reading…around the world.
Jona paid it forward…halfway around the world.
Tacoma’s Rite of Fall–Backpack Suffing
Buying school supplies for kids they don’t know ranks high on the list of Tacomans’ finest habits. No sooner do crayons go on sale for a quarter and markers hit 50 cents than Tacomans load up the shopping cart, swipe the debit card and broadcast the tools for a happy school year.