In this episode, Kamille Bostick interviews Dr. Munro Richardson of Read Charlotte a community initiative to improve children's literacy from birth-to-third grade and Steffany Stanic, a middle school teacher in Charlotte. They share their personal connections to reading proficiency, the challenges associated with getting students reading on grade level, and what they hope to achieve in their respective fields of work. Literacy is a huge equity issue and is tantamount to liberation. From the time it was illegal for enslaved people to read, to the life chances of those below proficient by third grade, the consequence are far-reaching. Our commitment to closing these gaps has to be a priority.

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