“Despite the hundreds of millions of dollars we have invested in public education, the percentage of [Massachusetts] students who are reading proficiently in the third grade is all but unchanged in 10 years. We should not ignore the problem or keep it hidden in what appear to be encouraging achievements. To do right by our children, we should shine a spotlight on this and commit to change.”
Representative Marty Walz, speaking in support of An Act Relative to Third Grade Reading Proficiency, Massachusetts House of Representatives, July 11, 2012
Eye on Early Education focuses on the twin goals of ensuring that Massachusetts children have access to high-quality early education and become proficient readers by the end of third grade.
