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Early Grade Reading Regional Data
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Limited literacy skills can have effects into adulthood, as reading proficiency is associated with better employment and income prospects.
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North State Together supports the various interventions that the county networks have already implemented as well as future plans to increase English Language Arts/Literacy and math scores for our region.
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By collectively increasing our region’s performance on Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and mathematics, we will better prepare all students for success in college, career and life by the time they graduate high school.