How CCSD plans to get more young readers on track
In 2022, only 32% of 4th grade students in Georgia were proficient readers. However, reading proficiency by this grade predicts educational outcomes later in life.
In December, the Clarke County School District released a video describing how it plans to help more students read at a proficient level by 4th grade.
Dr. Jennifer Scott, CCSD’s Deputy Superintendent for Academics and Student Support, sat down with WUGA’s Emma Auer to discuss those plans in depth.
New study finds gaps in reproductive health care for Georgia’s Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities
Despite being among Georgia’s fastest growing ethnic groups, the needs of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander people are understudied in the state.
Fajer Saeed Ebrahim is the Senior Policy Manager at the National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum and the co-author of recent research with Emory University’s Center for Reproductive Health Research in the Southeast. She sat down with WUGA’s Emma Auer to discuss the barriers Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander People face when accessing reproductive healthcare—as well as how to make these resources more available.
