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Just this year, most Rockford elementary schools extended their school day by over half an hour to focus on literacy. WNIJ’s Peter Medlin reports on how the initiative is going so far...
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WNIJ's Peter Medlin talked with school librarian Nichole Folkman about the Reader's Choice Award winners from the Association of Illinois School Library Educators –- the books Illinois students loved the most in 2023.
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“If a student in third grade is unable to read proficiently, they're four times more likely to drop out of high school and if they're low income that number goes up to six times.”
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Every year, the DeKalb/Sycamore Bookcase Project makes 50 bookcases for 50 children, each case complete with a metal plate engraved with the child’s name.…