PAWTUCKET, R.I. – Citing a series of initiatives and programs focused on helping children develop the skills they need to succeed during the first eight years of life, Governor Gina M. Raimondo committed Rhode Island to achieving an ambitious goal today to ensure that three out of four third graders score proficient or higher in reading by 2025, the year most children born this year will complete third grade.
The announcement builds on the Rhode Island Campaign for Grade-Level Reading launched by Rhode Island KIDS COUNT and the United Way of Rhode Island.??
Francis J. Varieur School third-grade student Binta Marong introduces Raimondo at the event.??
Raimondo thanks Binta and her classmates for the kind welcome.??
Raimondo meets with students before??speaking.
Raimondo receives flowers from Varieur student Dabian Rainville.