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CPS unveils new reading program
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Chicago Defender
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August 18, 2001
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CPS unveils new reading program
As Mayor Richard Daley's "One Book, One Chicago" reading idea urges everyone to read a popular novel and Oprah Winfrey's book club flourishes, schools chief Arne Duncan introduced Thursday a reading plan aimed at improving the teaching of reading so every student reads "as soon as possible.
"Literacy is best learned from earliest ages. My goal is to instill a love of learning and reading from the time students enter our schools," Duncan said.
"It's a kindergarten-to-12th grade initiative with an intense focus on early literacy," he said of the program, billed the Chicago Reading Initiative.
"If we expect our students to succeed, we must streamline the school ...
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