Ruthlessly Hopeful. 05.14.2025 “Wired to Read”

The trajectory of success in life is exponentially higher for a child who is “wired” to read by age three and reads proficiently by 3rd grade than for those children who aren’t. These accomplishments are so important to a child’s long term health and well-being that Minnesota’s Rally to Read is using them as benchmarks of success for achieving their Big Hairy Audacious Goal (BHAG): Transform Minnesota into the state with the highest reading proficiency with the fewest inequities and accomplish it with a fierce urgency of now. If you ask Tim Reardon, the executive director, he will tell you that it is a goal that is well within our reach.

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