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In The News
Reading program focuses on core values
The Advocate, Minnesota State University Moorhead
03/03/2010
MN Reading Corps finds success in Sleepy Eye
Sleepy Eye Herald Dispatch
02/04/2010
When Lauren Hoffmann saw the ad in The Brown County Reminder, she just knew she needed to check it out. The position was with the Minnesota Reading Corps (MRC) at her alma mater, Sleepy Eye Elementary School. Seven months later, Lauren is definitely glad she did...
Help for young readers, future workers
Review Messenger, Sebeka Menahga
01/29/2010
Michelle Jeziorski loved reading to her own children, so it’s not surprising that she enjoys helping Staples Elementary School pupils improve their reading skills.
Reading tutors assigned to Oakdale Elementary
Oakdale Lake Elmo Review
12/09/2009
Two literacy tutors have been assigned to work with students at Oakdale Elementary through the Minnesota Reading Corps program...
Literacy is key to a prepared workforce
StarTribune.com
12/06/2009
Let's just say we could convene Minnesota's estimated 465,000 tax-paying businesses, representing nearly 2.7 million workers, and ask them about their economic future.
Literacy is key to a prepared workforce
Star Tribune
12/06/2009
The state's businesses require workers who are ready. Programs such as Minnesota Reading Corps have helped get at-risk kids on the road to reading and success...
Reading Corps at Jefferson
The New Ulm Journal
11/22/2009
Seeks to help children become successful readers
Every child a successful reader
Redwood Falls Gazette
11/10/2009
Minnesota Reading Corps volunteers helping to improve literacy...
Deborah Dieterich brings diverse skills to Delano
Delano Herald-Journal
11/09/2009
From carpentry to finance, medical work to teaching, Dieterich excels in a wide variety of professions, including her current work as a Minnesota Reading Corps (MRC) member at Delano Elementary School.
Reading Corps tutors drawn to the job
Sherburne County Citizen
11/09/2009
A strong desire to work with children, often mixed with some prior experience, is a common thread that emerges when the five Minnesota Reading Corps (MRC) tutors now working in the Becker School District are asked why they have chosen to do the work they are currently doing.
Little Falls K-3 students get help from Minnesota Reading Corps
Morrison County Record
11/05/2009
Two members of AmeriCorps Minnesota Reading Corps are working at both Lindbergh and Lincoln Elementary Schools in Little Falls to help children with their reading. The students targeted for this program are those who would normally fall through the cracks. They don't qualify for Title I help, yet fall short of the base line for proficient reading for their grade level.
Education Briefs
The Daily Journal
11/04/2009
The Daily Journal highlights MRC 2009-2010 program success and touches on the local impact.
Minnesota Reading Corps members placed in SSP, WSP
Southwest Review News
11/02/2009
Minnesota Reading Corps exceeded its recruitment goal for the 2009-2010 school year, and has enlisted and placed a record 555 AmeriCorps members in 161 pre-school sites and elementary schools across the state...
Minnesota Reading Corps Exceeds Recruitment Goal
www.statealum.com
11/01/2009
Minnesota Reading Corps (MRC) exceeded its recruitment goal for the 2009-2010 school year, and has enlisted and placed a record 555 AmeriCorps members in 161 pre-school sites and elementary schools across the state...
Reading Corps sets record in tutor placement
Sherburne County Citizen
10/25/2009
Reading Corps boosts literacy
Fairmont Sentinel
10/23/2009
A new program is helping Armitage, a Head Start preschool teacher's aide, find new ways to connect literacy skills with activities and games that children will enjoy.
Paul Durand: Keeping an eye on reading
Winona Daily News
10/18/2009
Superintendent of Winona Public Schools, Paul Durand, talks about the reading strategies in District 861.
Participate in the Read for the Record Campaign
The Murray County News
10/07/2009
On October 8th, 2009, Minnesota Reading Corps members in the local area will be participating in the nationwide Read for the Record Campaign. Reading Corps members will be reading The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle. More than one million children and adults throughout the world are expected to participate...
Reading Corps at Jefferson Elementary on Thursday
New Ulm Journal
10/07/2009
District 88 stresses student achievement
New Ulm Journal
09/04/2009
Note: This is part of several articles about developments at area schools on the eve of the new school year.
