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High school students present civic-leadership proposals to Avondale council through Read Better, Be Better program
Summary
Read Better, Be Better presented a nine-week civic leadership cohort involving students from Agua Fria and neighboring districts; three students proposed school-focused solutions including teacher training, student morale initiatives, and teen summits addressing cyberbullying and mental-health concerns.
Read Better, Be Better, a local literacy nonprofit, presented its Pathway to Civic Leadership program to the Avondale City Council on May 19 and introduced three high school students who delivered short proposals for school- and community-focused improvements.
Alex Peck, Pathways Program Director for Read Better, Be Better, told the council that the program responds to Arizona’s third-grade literacy challenges by training older students to mentor younger readers and by developing leadership skills among high-school participants. Peck said the organization has partnered with…
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