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AARP volunteers expand third‑grade reading tutoring across Pinal County; Casa Grande hosts majority of sites
Summary
An AARP volunteer tutoring program told the council it now reaches nine Pinal County school districts; staff requested continued city funding and volunteer recruitment. The program reports rising tutor and student counts and documented reading gains.
Volunteers with an AARP reading program told the Casa Grande City Council on Wednesday that their third‑grade tutoring effort has expanded to nine Pinal County school districts and is nearing a target of 100 volunteer tutors working with about 300 students.
Jerry, an AARP volunteer coordinator, told the council the program provides one‑to‑one tutoring for students in early grades and that over the past four years the program reached “almost 700 students.” He said volunteers are typically age 45 and older…
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