Governor’s Early Literacy Foundation announces partnership with 14 local organizations to establish mobile libraries that will drive books and literacy tools to children and communities in Summer 2022
A Love Letter to Tennessee: From Nissan & Governor’s Early Literacy Foundation
Make Tennessee your Valentine this year by sparking a love of reading in children. February 2022 By James Pond, GELF President and Parul Bajaj, Senior Manager, Philanthropy, Nissan U.S. and Executive Director, Nissan Foundation and GELF board member Dear Tennessee,...
23,171 Knox County Parents Will Receive Texts to Help Children Learn at Home
PRESS RELEASEFeb. 2, 2022 With less than 1/3 of Tennessee 3rd graders reading proficiently, Governor’s Early Literacy Foundation and the Tennessee Department of Education partner with Ready4K to meet families where they are with the resources they need to help...
Governor’s Early Literacy Foundation bridges the gap behind bars for incarcerated parents and their children with a gift of 700+ books and 158 home libraries
PRESS RELEASE December 14, 2021 This holiday season, Governor's Early Literacy Foundation partners with Women Ablaze Ministries' Storybook Program and Amazon to provide incarcerated parents and their children with books to read together while they are apart Dec. 21...
Governor’s Early Literacy Foundation grants Waverly schools’ holiday wish list with 8,300 book donation to students and teachers affected by August flooding
PRESS RELEASE December 14, 2021 As the demand for holiday assistance in Waverly has nearly tripled, the Foundation partners with Amazon and the Tennessee Department of Education to rebuild 829 libraries with book donation to students and teachers in the community Dec....
Governor’s Early Literacy Foundation Partners with 22 Organizations to Bring Book Buses to Communities Across Tennessee
2021 Book Bus Grantees Governor’s Early Literacy Foundation awarded Book Bus Grants to 22 organizations to establish and support mobile libraries bringing literacy resources directly to children and families In 2021, Governor’s Early Literacy Foundation (GELF), in...
Educator Advisory Council to Help Combat Student Learning Loss Across Tennessee
PRESS RELEASEOctober 19, 2021 Governor’s Early Literacy Foundation selects 21 educators across Tennessee to serve as a consulting body to help determine the best resources to combat learning loss in students NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Governor’s Early Literacy Foundation...
Op-Ed from James Pond: Literacy Month shines a light on our responsibility to kids
Op-EdSeptember 8, 2021 You’re reading this because you learned to read. September is Tennessee Literacy Month, and we need this focus on reading more than ever. Less than 1/3 of Tennessee third graders read proficiently. Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program...
Tennessee Literacy Month shines a light on early literacy need in response to post-COVID decline in reading proficiency
PRESS RELEASESeptember 8, 2021 In honor of Tennessee Literacy Month in September, Governor Bill Lee and Governor’s Early Literacy Foundation encourage Tennesseans to help strengthen early literacy across the state NASHVILLE, Tenn. — September is Tennessee Literacy...
Tennessee Titans Rookies Make Community Debut with Story Time in Support of Governor’s Early Literacy Foundation
PRESS RELEASEJune 21, 2021 Tennessee Titans 2021 rookies join Governor’s Early Literacy Foundation and the Nashville Public Library Bordeaux Branch for “Titans Rookies Read” story time, in support of summer reading to combat learning loss June 21, 2021, Nashville,...
Governor’s Early Literacy Foundation Announces 2nd Annual Summer K-3 Book Delivery Program, Delivering 500,000 Books Directly to Tennessee Students & Teachers at Home
PRESS RELEASEJune 15, 2021 110,000 teachers and students statewide, including every rising first grader, will benefit from the program as part of GELF’s “Stop the Slide!” campaign to combat summer learning loss June 15, 2021, Chattanooga and Savannah, Tenn. -- To...
140,000 FAMILIES ACROSS TENNESSEE ENROLLED IN READY4K TEXT-BASED PROGRAM
PRESS RELEASEJanuary 11, 2021 Governor’s Early Literacy Foundation and TDOE Partnership Reflects the Largest Statewide Rollout of Ready4K in U.S. Nashville, TN – Today, Governor’s Early Literacy Foundation (GELF), in partnership with the Tennessee Department of...
Second Harvest Food Banks of Middle Tennessee Receive Extra Nourishment with 17,000+ Book Donation from Governor’s Early Literacy Foundation
Governor’s Early Literacy Foundation partners with Amazon to gift patrons of five Middle Tennessee Second Harvest Food Bank distribution agencies with children’s books from Scholastic, feeding bodies and minds this holiday season Nashville, TENNESSEE – In partnership...
GOVERNOR’S EARLY LITERACY FOUNDATION, SCHOLASTIC AND TN DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO PROVIDE 580,000 BOOKS TO K-3 STUDENTS AND TEACHERS IN TENNESSEE
PRESS RELEASEContact: Whitney ToppingWhitney@walkercomms.com(212) 920-1557 Public-private initiative works to prevent “COVID Slide” and to support student learning in the classroom and in the home NASHVILLE, Tenn. (October 21, 2020) – Today, Governor’s Early Literacy...
