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Article: Aaron Brooks Unveils 'Read To Pass' in New Orleans; Summer Loss Is Target of New Campaign for New Orleans Public Libraries.
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- May 20, 2003
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NEW ORLEANS -- NEW ORLEANS, May 20 /PRNewswire/ -- School vacation officially begins next week and kids here can expect one final assignment before embarking on their last bus ride home -- to read. Like diplomas and report cards, suggested summer reading booklists are being distributed throughout schools this month in an effort to maintain reading proficiency year round. However, studies show you can't always judge a book by its cover -- that even the most carefully-crafted summer reading programs may fail if all children do not have equal access to reading materials once school is out.
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