140,000 Families Across Tennessee Enrolled in Ready4K Text-Based Program: GELF & TDOE Partner for Largest Statewide Rollout
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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

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...

Little Libraries, Big Impact: Local Partnership with Metro-Nashville Police Department Brings the Joy of Reading to Low-Income Neighborhoods

Little Libraries, Big Impact: Local Partnership with Metro-Nashville Police Department Brings the Joy of Reading to Low-Income Neighborhoods

Governor’s Early Literacy Foundation (GELF) joined the Metro-Nashville Police Department (MNPD) on Friday, Nov. 6, to install the first MNPD “Little Library,” as part of their initiative to bring the joy of reading and books to low-income neighborhoods. GELF donated...

Op-Ed: A Healthy Society is an Educated Society (The Tennessean)

Op-Ed: A Healthy Society is an Educated Society (The Tennessean)

James Pond, Guest ColumnistPresident, Governor's Early Literacy FoundationOp-ed featured in The Tennessean September is Early Literacy Month in Tennessee. With many young students not entering classrooms this September, early literacy initiatives are carrying even...

NISSAN GRANTS $100,000 TO GOVERNOR’S EARLY LITERACY FOUNDATION, REACHING $1.5M GIVING MILESTONE

NISSAN GRANTS $100,000 TO GOVERNOR’S EARLY LITERACY FOUNDATION, REACHING $1.5M GIVING MILESTONE

September 9, 2020PRESS RELEASE Nissan’s long-time support of Governor’s Early Literacy Foundation has helped send books to 116,000+ children in Middle Tennessee since 2005 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Sept. 9, 2020)-- Nissan North America deepened its investment in and...

Governor Lee, Tennessee Titans Take to Social Media to Kick Off Early Literacy Month with #TeamReadTN Challenge

Governor Lee, Tennessee Titans Take to Social Media to Kick Off Early Literacy Month with #TeamReadTN Challenge

September 1, 2020PRESS RELEASE Follow Tennessee’s biggest influencers on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook throughout September as they support Governor’s Early Literacy Foundation’s efforts to strengthen early literacy in Tennessee NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Sept. 1,...

Join #TeamReadTN & Help Build TN’s Lifelong PlayBOOK!

We are excited to launch Team Read TN (#TeamReadTN) in support of Early Literacy Month this September. Some of Tennessee’s most prominent figures, including Governor Bill Lee and First Lady Maria Lee, Tennessee Titans staff and the Tennessee Titans Wives...

2,100 Tennessee Students & Educators to Receive Free Summer Learning Packs in the Mail

Governor’s Early Literacy Foundation (GELF) and Scholastic, the global children’s publishing, education and media company, will provide 2,100 students and educators in Tennessee with summer take-home book packs at no cost to families or school districts. All...

30,000 Tennessee Students to Receive Free Books Over the Summer

Governor’s Early Literacy Foundation announces its K-3rd Grade Summer Reading pilot to provide 30,000 students in Tennessee with six books, piloting a Summer Collection from Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, at no cost to families or school districts. All...

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Dustin Jacobsen

Dustin Jacobsen joined Governor’s Early Literacy Foundation in 2020 as Executive Assistant, working directly with the Foundation’s leadership to manage customer service and program relationships.

Previously, he spent 10 years working in non-profit organizations, most recently as Executive Director of the Old School Farm in Nashville, Tenn., where he worked to create vocational training, job opportunities and educational experiences for adults with developmental disabilities.

Dustin graduated from the University of Kansas with a B.A. in education and a minor in business administration. Originally from Lawrence, Kan., Dustin loves fishing, the Kansas Jayhawks basketball team and weekly movie nights with his wife and children.

“We are giving children across the state from every background and social status the same chance to imagine new worlds and learn through reading. Our book program also gives parents the chance to connect and engage with their children in a meaningful and beneficial way.”

Contact Dustin:
dustin.jacobsen@tn.gov