There was a full house at the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee last night as hundreds of community members gathered to hear from Ron Fairchild, a senior leader of the national Campaign for Grade-Level Reading, as well as education leaders from Sarasota and Manatee counties.
The event, which was part of the Herald-Tribune’s Hot Topics Forum, featured ideas, stats and praise for the region’s collaborative approach to tackle reading by third through the Suncoast Campaign for Grade-Level Reading.