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State representative and partners push Read to Succeed enrollment as St. Lucie lagging
Summary
Florida Rep. Dana Tribulsi presented the New World’s Reading Initiative — 'Read to Succeed' — and called for increased enrollment in St. Lucie County, where about 24.6% of eligible students are signed up, while community partners pledged book donations and local outreach events.
Representative Dana Tribulsi described the New World’s Reading Initiative (branded in the meeting as Read to Succeed / New World’s Reading Initiative) and asked county leaders and community partners to boost local enrollment, saying program participation delivers books and caregiver resources to children judged not on grade-level reading progress.
The program, Tribulsi said, partners the Florida legislature with the University of Florida’s Lassiter Center and Scholastic Books and is funded through tax credits and…
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