- Meet our new Community Lead, Maria Torrez Anderson!
- Read about our fifth national Pacesetter award in the United Way newsletter!
- Coverage of our Pacesetter celebration, Shine a Light on School Success, at the Kansas Statehouse in October 2019.
CGLR sponsors Summer Learning Day activities each July, like this game of animal Twister at Deer Creek Community Center.
The Campaign for Grade-Level Reading (CGLR) is a national collaborative effort that works to ensure that students from low-income families succeed in school and graduate prepared for college, a career, and active citizenship. The Campaign focuses on an important predictor of school success and high school graduation—grade-level reading by the end of third grade. Shawnee County was one of the first communities to be a part of the national Campaign for Grade-Level Reading and is led by United Way of Greater Topeka as it aligns directly with their Education work. Through a network of community organizations, the Campaign works to reduce the gaps in school readiness, chronic absenteeism, and summer learning loss for children in Shawnee County. Follow our Facebook page for more information on local activities and opportunities.
Shawnee County Partners
- United Way of Greater Topeka (Local Lead)
- Auburn Washburn School District
- Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site
- Child Care Aware of Eastern Kansas
- Christ the King Early Education Center
- Communities in Schools of Mid America
- Community Action Head Start
- Harvesters—The Community Food Bank
- Kansas Action for Children
- Kansas Appleseed
- Kansas Children’s Discovery Center
- Kansas Children’s Service League
- Kansas Enrichment Network
- Kansas State Department of Education
- Parents as Teachers (Topeka Public Schools)
- Shawnee County Parks and Recreation
- Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library
- Topeka Housing Authority
- Topeka Public Schools
- Washburn University
- YWCA of Northeast Kansas