EDUCATED KIDS in Georgia

The ABC’s of Achievement

Put Kids on Your Radar

Voices’ Goal is to Increase the Percentage of Georgia Fourth Graders Scoring at or above Basic Achievement on the NAEP Reading Assessment to 72% by 2015. By fourth grade, proficiency in reading is considered the gateway to higher learning: a reliable indicator of student’s educational foundation and capacity for future achievement. The capacity to read must be cultivated from birth through early developmental stages to elementary school.

2007 NAEP Fourth Grade Reading Scores - Georgia

Reaching this goal will hinge upon policies and investments involving the very young.  Voices has introduced Compounding Interest: Why 0-5 is an investment worth making, a comprehensive report on better preparing children to excel in later years.