December 18, 2019
Duane Davis, executive director of K-12 Education Initiatives for the Office of the President at the University of Chicago, spoke to elementary students at a Dec. 3, 2019 book signing event. Photo credit: Courtesy of the University of Chicago’s My Very Own Library
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Student Literacy Program Fostering a Passion For Reading
Among the goals of a literacy program managed by the University of Chicago, is to encourage more students to read books more, especially black and brown students. “A definite goal we have is to get books in the hands of students attending schools in urban neighborhoods, who might not have access to programs that support reading,” said Duane Davis, executive director of K-12 Education Initiatives for the Office of the President at the University of Chicago. “Our program is currently in 18 schools and we are quickly growing with a goal of expanding to other schools beyond the Hyde Park area.”