The plan to ensure Tahoe/Truckee children are reading at grade level by the end of third grade has been chosen as a finalist for the All-America City Award, sponsored by the National Civic League.
This plan is initiating a focus on summer learning loss through a "Stop the Summer Slide!" Program and to ensure that every child heads into summer with books of their own, schools and community groups are holding book drives.
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William D. Eggers and Paul Macmillan of Dowser write about the social entrepreneurs slowly and steadily dirsupting the world of philanthropy. According to Forbes, philanthropy disruptors are those that believe “no one company is so vital that it can’t be replaced and no single business model too perfect to upend.”