Asheville City Schools is Leading the Way in Literacy
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Asheville City Schools is leading the way in literacy! Our school district was recently featured in an article by EdNC for our remarkable success in reading proficiency, with 3rd-grade scores standing nearly 15 percentage points above the state average. This progress is fueled by our deep-rooted community partnerships and unified K-5 reading curriculum grounded in evidence-based phonics.
In Asheville City Schools, we believe literacy is the bedrock of critical thinking- a skill that is becoming increasingly vital in today’s complex and rapidly changing world.
We are incredibly grateful to our community partners, tutors, families, teachers, and mentors, who dedicate their time to nurturing early literacy. Not only do they instill a love of reading in our children, they provide the building blocks needed for our students to unlock their greatest potential and limitless imagination. Click here to read the full article.