RAISING READERS TOGETHER | COMMUNITY FILM SCREENING

Join Worcester Education Collaborative, along with their state and local partners, as they host Massachusetts Secretary of Education Patrick Tutwiler for a screening of the film The Right to Read.

The film shares the stories of an activist, a teacher, and two American families who fight to provide our youngest generation with the most foundational indicator of life-long success: the ability to read. Learn why one of the film’s stars calls literacy “the greatest civil rights issue of our time.”

Join the conversation about ways we can better support our children in becoming strong readers and critical thinkers. Following the screening there will be remarks by Dr. Rachel Monárrez, Worcester Superintendent of Schools.

Sponsored by United Way of Central Massachusetts, Fontaine Brothers, Inc., and Webster Five.

This event is part of the Raising Readers Together Initiative, a collaborative effort to address the literacy crisis facing our communities locally, and across the United States. Partners include Worcester Education Collaborative, City of Worcester Division of Youth Opportunities, Education Reform Now Massachusetts, Edward Street, Friendly House, Girl Scouts of Central and Western Massachusetts, The Reading League of Massachusetts, United Way of Central Massachusetts, Worcester Family Partnership, Worcester Public Library, Worcester Public Schools, and the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce.