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Cedar Springs board approves $61,322.50 expansion of summer "Kids Read Now" reading program
Summary
The board approved $61,322.50 to expand the Kids Read Now summer reading program to students entering grades 1–5, increasing books per student from six to eight and adding chapter books for fifth graders; staff said early data show reduced summer slide but cautioned causation is not established.
The Cedar Springs Public Schools Board of Education voted Jan. 19 to fund an expanded summer reading program, approving a $61,322.50 contract with Kids Read Now to send books home with students over the summer.
District staff presented the proposal to scale the program that ran last year for students entering grades 1–4. The 2026 plan adds chapter books for students entering fifth grade and increases the…
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