Early Warning Confirmed, Executive Summary

Three years after the publication of Casey's Early Warning and the start of the Campaign for Grade-Level Reading (GLR), a wealth of new research supports the Campaign’s mission and sense of urgency. It reaffirms that third-grade reading proficiency is crucial for continued academic success and to break the cycle of intergenerational poverty.

The academic achievement gap between rich- poor kids is nearly double the black-white achievement gap.