Less than half of Tennessee’s third graders read proficiently. For proficiency levels by school district, click here. Please note this is the most recent data reported from 2018-2019. At Governor’s Early Literacy Foundation, our early literacy mission is driven by a...
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES) have recently been a key focus in studying early childhood development and its long-term effects on a child’s life. Chronic childhood trauma, or what experts call adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), can disrupt a child's...
The Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth (TCCY) is an independent state agency created by the Tennessee General Assembly to advocate for improvements in the quality of life for Tennessee children and families. TCCY is a state KIDS COUNT affiliate, and partial...
Governor's Early Literacy Foundation's (GELF) Book Bus program aims to strengthen early literacy in Tennessee and to prevent summer learning loss in students.In partnership with local school systems, GELF launched its Book Bus program in 2018 to create mobile...
by Holly Kizer It is easy for us to hear about early childhood education and assume all children have books in their homes and parents who read their favorite bedtime stories with them. I would have the same misperception had I not spent two years teaching...
