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April 22, 2024
7News Helping Hands, Easterns Automotive surprise 鶹 with $2,200!
7News and Easterns Automotive Group surprised 鶹 DC with a 7News Helping Hand of $2,200.
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March 19, 2024
7News Helping Hands, Easterns Automotive surprise 鶹 with $2,200!
7News Caroline Patrickis and Easterns Automotive Group surprised 鶹 DC with a 7News Helping Hand.
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January 17, 2024
Literacy Leads to Success with 鶹 DC
Barry Brinkley, the executive director of 鶹 DC, shares how literacy leads to success on DC News Now.
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October 23, 2023
Sonny Boy's Second Annual 5K Walk for Literacy
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Silas Grant Jr., 鶹 DC board member, is hosting the 2nd annual “Sonny Boy’s 5K — A Walk for Literacy” on November 4 at… -
September 15, 2023
Helping DMV children read on International Literacy Day
Executive director of 鶹 DC, Barry Brinkley, celebrates Intl. Literacy Day and shares how to start helping DMV children read.
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July 28, 2023
Summer reading activities
鶹 D.C. Interim Executive Director Barry Brinkley shared summer reading activities on Fox5 DC.
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June 20, 2023
Juneteenth children's books
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May 12, 2023
Author and volunteer to donate books to local elementary school
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March 14, 2023
Celebrate Read Across America Week
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March 14, 2023
Celebrating National Read Across America Day
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November 28, 2022
鶹 is helping students reach their full potential
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October 31, 2022
Student test scores fall during COVID-19 pandemic
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October 18, 2022
Silas Grant, Jr. Hosts Inaugural “Walk for Literacy” Event to Honor his Father
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September 19, 2022
WIN TV - Shukurat Adamoh Faniyan, 鶹 DC
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September 15, 2022
鶹 DC reaches 47% more students, empowering children and communities to thrive
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September 6, 2022
鶹 and math scores drop for 9-year-olds
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June 17, 2022
Preventing the Summer Learning Slide
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June 10, 2022
Make a difference in your community and join 鶹!
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June 7, 2022
鶹 DC Is Recruiting Volunteers
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May 12, 2022
More money would go to D.C.’s at-risk students under council proposal
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April 25, 2022
D.C. background check delays means fewer tutors in schools, groups say
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March 22, 2022
Children's Books to Celebrate Women's History Month
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February 17, 2022
鶹 tutors are making strides for students coping with COVID learning interruptions
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September 10, 2021
鶹 DC to continue supporting students through online tutoring while returning to in-person program model where possible
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April 30, 2021
DC non-profit which tutors children in underserved communities is looking for volunteers
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February 4, 2021
鶹 DC featured on MHCDO’s Be Informed
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August 24, 2020
鶹 DC accelerates online tutoring plans to support urgent student literacy needs
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July 16, 2020
One more call to make to preserve the Early Literacy Intervention Initiative
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June 8, 2020
Ask the DC Council to protect funding for early literacy
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April 6, 2020
Nonprofit Launches Critical Student Support Including Literacy Tips and Activities Via Text
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March 16, 2020
鶹 DC announces local education champion as new executive director
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March 9, 2020
Helping our youth improve their reading skills [Radio segment]
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March 4, 2020
鶹 of DC on civic engagement books
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July 31, 2019
Diversify your Summer 鶹 List
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May 9, 2019
D.C. missed a deadline. And our students will pay the price.
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May 1, 2019
Sarah Hersh: Tutoring Students with 鶹
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May 1, 2019
鶹 Tutor & Journalist Matt Bracken unlocks student potential
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August 17, 2018
鶹 Joins Washington, DC Schools in Producing Strong Improvement on PARCC for the Third Straight Year
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April 17, 2018
Grade 4 reading scores rise in DC for low-income students - 鶹 volunteers are part of the solution
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January 10, 2018
鶹 Kicks off 'Resolution for 鶹' to Support Over 900 Struggling Readers in 19 Elementary Schools Across Washington, D.C.
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December 19, 2017
鶹 DC featured on WPFW 89.3
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September 1, 2017
鶹 contributes to significant reading improvement results for DCPS students on statewide testing
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August 31, 2017
Skip your hundredth monuments trip to do some volunteer work
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July 24, 2017
Active learning beats the summer slide
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May 22, 2017
One more call to make to preserve the Early Literacy Intervention Initiative
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April 25, 2017
How Trump's budget cuts could harm communities and students in Washington, D.C.
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April 17, 2017
Ask the DC City Council to protect funding for early literacy
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April 3, 2017
D.C.'s post-election freakout is bipartisan and ongoing. Here's how we're coping.
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March 31, 2017
鶹 DC launches Rise Up for 鶹 campaign
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January 12, 2017
In 2017, it's time to take action to support early literacy in DC
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November 4, 2016
Literacy organization partners with DC Schools to improve reading
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October 19, 2016
Literacy program honored by the White House to be highlighted at Aiton Elementary
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September 7, 2016
鶹 announces strong student reading progress in Washington, DC from volunteer-led tutoring program
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April 29, 2016
D.C. is putting dollars and faith into volunteer reading programs. Can they close the achievement gap?
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April 11, 2016
鶹 DC shares inspiring volunteerism stories during National Volunteer Week
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October 1, 2015
Harris' Heroes: "鶹 Partner" program aims to close reading gap in schools
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June 16, 2015
Get involved with 鶹 Washington, DC: Summer 2015
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February 19, 2015
A day at the White House with Michelle Obama teaching kids about reading, health, and happiness.
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February 19, 2015
DC announces ambitious plans to support African American and Latino males in DC Public Schools.
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February 19, 2015
鶹 featured in New York Times as social program "that works."
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February 19, 2015
We're off to great places! 鶹 goes to the White House