Georgia DOE to take on summertime loss of student reading skills

Calling the summertime loss of student reading skills “an epidemic,” the Georgia Department of Education is poised today to announce an initiative to address the problem.

The department will also release research on the summertime decline of student reading skills.

Check back on myajc.com later today for a complete story.

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