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Kids Read Now (KRN) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization on a mission to help all students become proficient readers as they enter fourth grade. KRN’s in-home summer reading program was pedagogically designed to prevent summer learning loss, which is responsible for 65% of the learning gap between economically disadvantaged students and their peers. The program has provided more than 800,000 books to 60,000 students in grades K–3 across the United States at no cost to the students or their families.

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Kids Read Now closes the opportunity gap for K-3 students – Hawaii students to get free books this summer

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HONOLULU, Hawaii, April 7, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Kids Read Now is excited to partner with Ka’ewai Elementary to mail books directly to their students’ homes over the summer. Ka’ewai Elementary is the first school district in Hawaii to partner with Kids Read Now to eliminate learning loss and close the opportunity gap for their students. The number of students coast-to-coast in the Kids Read Now program continues to grow with almost 400,000 books being mailed to students in 2020 alone!

Kids Read Now empowers students through book choice – In-home reading program helps West Virginia students

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CHARLESTON, W.Va., April 5, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Kids Read Now has partnered with school districts across West Virginia, including Mineral County Schools and Nicholas County Schools, to mail books directly to their students’ homes over the summer. The number of students in the Kids Read Now program continues to grow with almost 400,000 books being mailed to students in 2020 alone!

Kids Read Now is closing the opportunity gap – In-home reading program helping Wisconsin students

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MADISON, Wis., March 24, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Kids Read Now is excited to partner with the School District of Reedsburg and the School District of Niagara to mail books directly to their students’ homes over the summer. The School District of Reedsburg and the School District of Niagara are the first school districts in Wisconsin to partner with Kids Read Now.

Kids Read Now sends books through mail – no technology required – Closing the digital divide for South Carolina

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GREENVILLE, S.C., March 22, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Kids Read Now has partnered with school districts across South Carolina, including Spartanburg County Schools, to mail books directly to their students’ homes over the summer. The number of students in the Kids Read Now program continues to grow with almost 400,000 books being mailed to students in 2020 alone!

Kids Read Now is mailing books to students’ homes – Beating learning loss in Kentucky

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LEXINGTON, Ky., March 17, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Kids Read Now has partnered with school districts across Kentucky, including Carroll County Schools, Montgomery County Schools, Berea Independent, and Elizabethtown Independent Schools, to mail books directly to their students’ homes over the summer.

Kids Read Now is building students’ home libraries – Pushing back against the Covid slide in New York

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NEW YORK CITY, N.Y., March 15, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Kids Read Now (KRN) has partnered with school districts across New York, including New York City Public Schools and Corning-Painted Post School District, to mail books directly to their students’ homes over the summer.

Kids Read Now partners with North Dakota schools – In-home reading program delivers books to students

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NEW TOWN, N.D., March 10, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Kids Read Now is excited to partner with New Town Public Schools to mail books directly to their students’ homes over the summer. New Town Public Schools is the first school district in North Dakota to partner with Kids Read Now to eliminate learning loss and close the opportunity gap for their students.

Kids Read Now continues literacy partnership with schools, eliminating the summer slide for Michigan students

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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., March 8, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Kids Read Now has partnered with school districts across Michigan, including Brighton Area Schools, Grand Haven Public Schools, Forest Hills Public Schools, and Coopersville Area Public Schools, to mail books directly to their students’ homes over the summer.

Kids Read Now sends books to students – engages families: North Carolina students will spend the summer reading free books

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GREENVILLE, N.C., March 3, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Kids Read Now has partnered with school districts across North Carolina, including Pitt County Schools, to mail books directly to their students’ homes over the summer.

Kids Read Now Mails Books to Students – Eliminates Learning Loss: Closing The Opportunity Gap for California Students

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VISTA, Calif., March 2, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Kids Read Now is excited to partner with Guajome Park Academy to mail books directly to their students’ homes over the summer. Guajome Park Academy is the first school district in California to partner with Kids Read Now to eliminate learning loss and close the opportunity gap for their students.

Kids Read Now celebrates partnerships with hometown heroes, delivering books to Ohio students

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DAYTON, Ohio, Feb. 24, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Kids Read Now has partnered with school districts across Ohio, including Ansonia Local Schools, Troy City Schools, Mapleton Local School District, Greenville City Schools, and Northridge Local Schools, to mail books directly to their students’ homes over the summer.

Independent Research Proves Kids Read Now Reading Program Eliminates Summer Slide

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DAYTON, Ohio, Oct. 17, 2019 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — According to an independent study of the program’s efficacy, Kids Read Now (KRN), a leading K-3 reading program designed to combat summer slide, completely negates summer reading losses for low-income students when fully implemented.