{"id":1502,"date":"2023-02-23T15:21:33","date_gmt":"2023-02-23T15:21:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stand.org\/illinois\/?p=1502"},"modified":"2023-02-23T15:21:34","modified_gmt":"2023-02-23T15:21:34","slug":"literacy-justice-for-all","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stand.org\/illinois\/our-stories\/literacy-justice-for-all\/","title":{"rendered":"Literacy &amp; Justice for All"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Frederick Douglass said: \u201cOnce you learn to read, you will be forever free.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But far too many of our students \u2013 almost 40% &#8211; still struggle with basic reading skills. Students who can\u2019t read by third grade are four times more likely to drop out of high school. Far more than half of youth in the juvenile justice system are struggling readers. This is a huge deal. The literacy crisis is urgent\u2026and SOLVABLE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>We need to do something about literacy. <\/strong>I\u2019m proud to say that together with our partners in the Illinois Early Literacy Coalition and other engaged stakeholders, we have a plan to help ALL students reach their reading potential.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s called Literacy &amp; Justice for All, and this set of bills in Springfield provide a suite of policy solutions to help improve reading outcomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I hope you\u2019ll join me and <a href=\"https:\/\/act.stand.org\/a\/literacy-and-justice-for-all\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">urge your leaders in Springfield to support the Literacy &amp; Justice for All bills as a co-sponsor.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button aligncenter\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color-color has-standart-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/act.stand.org\/a\/literacy-and-justice-for-all\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>SUPPORT ILLINOIS READERS<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Together, these bills will help Illinois join the stampede of other states that have acted to help struggling readers. These bills offer research-backed solutions, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Requiring the State Board of Education to create a comprehensive literacy plan.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Providing funding to schools to help overhaul their literacy programs to evidence-based curriculum.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Offering state support to school districts and educators to choose evidence-based curriculum and professional development, along with adding a layer of accountability to teacher preparation programs to ensure new teachers learn about evidence-based reading instruction.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Literacy is complex and there\u2019s no one-size-fits-all solution. But by being thoughtful and comprehensive in our approach, Illinois can be a national model and show the country how different groups with different priorities can come together to support literacy improvements that meet the needs of all students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Working together, I know we can help turn around the dire statistics. <strong>Truly, Literacy &amp; Justice for All will make a huge impact for all Illinois students. <a href=\"https:\/\/act.stand.org\/a\/literacy-and-justice-for-all\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tell your legislators to support these policies.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Working together, we can help solve Illinois&#8217; literacy crisis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":804,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","color_schema":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[32,42],"tags":[66,68],"class_list":["post-1502","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-early-childhood-literacy","category-legislation","tag-early-childhood-literacy","tag-legislation"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.6 (Yoast SEO v27.6) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Literacy &amp; 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