Kalamazoo Gazette: $58,000 grant goes to early-reading project

Galesburg-Augusta Community Schools has received a $58,000 grant to fund an early-reading project designed to boost high school graduation rates, G-A Superintendent Tim Vagts told the Kalamazoo Gazette.  The project targets the district’s preschoolers and kindergartners and provides a variety of activities  to build their reading skills. The grant is from United Way of the Battle Creek and Kalamazoo Region, and the project is based on an initiative at Verona Elementary School in Battle Creek. The grant will fund the project for one year but can be renewed. 

 

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