We applaud the recent commentary authored by Jametta Lilly, CEO, Detroit Parent Network; Monique Marks, CEO, Franklin-Wright Settlements Inc., and Alice Thompson, chair of the NAACP-Detroit Branch Education Committee, in which they shine a light on school funding gaps that result in poor literacy outcomes, primarily for minority students. We are proud to partner with Detroit Parent Network to recruit tutors from within the communities served by DPN; these tutors are currently actively working with Beyond Basics students in Detroit area high schools to provide intensive literacy intervention to help them advance in reading.

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