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....
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...
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-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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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 (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...
