City reviews falling third‑grade reading rates, Read On Phoenix expands targeted interventions
Phoenix staff presented data showing third‑grade reading proficiency at 27% in 2025 and outlined Read On Phoenix strategies—attendance initiatives, tutoring, early‑learning programs and partnerships with Stanford Children, First Things First and ASU—to improve outcomes through 2030.
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Tim Valencia, Phoenix’s Youth and Education Director, told the subcommittee on Feb. 25 that third‑grade reading proficiency in Phoenix declined to 27% in 2025, down from 33% in 2022, and emphasized the city’s cross‑sector response to the data.
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