Early Warning! Why Reading by the End of Third Grade Matters.

The ability to read is central to a child’s success in school, life-long earning potential, and the ability to contribute to the nation’s economy and its security. The Foundation released its KIDS COUNT Special Report, Early Warning! Why Reading by the End of Third Grade Matters to focus attention on the critical importance of achieving grade-level reading proficiency for all children by the end of third grade.

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    About Kids Count

    KIDS COUNT is a project of the Annie E. Casey Foundation, and is a national and state-by-state effort to track the status of children in the United States. One of the principal activities of the KIDS COUNT program is publishing the annual KIDS COUNT Data Book: State Profiles of Child Well-Being, which reports data including 10 leading indicators of child well-being in every state.
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    The mission of Montana KIDS COUNT is to increase awareness and promote understanding of the state of Montana’s vulnerable children and families through the gathering and dissemination of data to advance effective policy and decisions to improve their quality of life.
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