PRESS RELEASESeptember 13, 2023 Pre-K through 5th grade students and teachers at Priority elementary schools in Tennessee will be able to âshopâ for books and literacy resources, at no cost, through Governorâs Early Literacy Foundationâs OWL...
Governorâs Early Literacy Foundation, in collaboration with Scholastic, expands its K-3 Home Library program to benefit all rising 1st, 2nd and 3rd grade students, media specialists and librarians statewide
âHey Kid, you have two options,â my high school English teacher said to me. âOption 1: We talk about the military and how it could be a positive move for your future. Option 2: We open this envelope and have a different conversation.â At age 18, my life came down to two options, based on SAT scores in an envelope. I never opened the envelope, but I made the decision that day to join the United States Marines.
Through its âLiteracy Lightsâ initiative, Governorâs Early Literacy Foundation partners to provide Tennessee military service members and their children with books to read together while they are apart.
https://youtu.be/ODBwopd1MLc On October 14, cityCURRENTâs Samaritanâs Feet provided shoes and Hope bags full of goodies for hundreds of children. The Hope bags included dental kits from Delta Dental of Tennessee and over 1,600 books from Governor's...
28 educators from across Tennessee will work together to strengthen early literacy PRESS RELEASE September 20, 2022 NASHVILLE, Tenn. â Governorâs Early Literacy Foundation (GELF) today announced its 2022-2023 Educator Advisory Council, 28 educators from rural, urban,...
PRESS RELEASE June 23 2022 Nashville, Tenn. â The Tennessee Titans and Governorâs Early Literacy Foundation (GELF) recently partnered to host the annual âRookies Readâ event for local children at Nashville Public Libraryâs Looby Branch Library. The event aims to...
Governorâs Early Literacy Foundation, in collaboration with Scholastic, expands its K-3 Home Library program to benefit 162,000 teachers and students across Tennessee, marking the first statewide roll-out of an at-home book delivery program for K-3 students PRESS...
During National Physical Fitness & Sports Month in May, the Nashville Predators join Governorâs Early Literacy Foundation to promote the Foundationâs Storybook Trail program at 36 parks across Tennessee, connecting literacy and physical activity for families
Governorâs 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
