Tackling illiteracy has long been a cause of the former first lady and her Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation. But late last week, Houston officials and educators joined together to kick-off a major new Blueprint for Community Action. A comprehensive plan for youth and adult literacy that they hope will be a model for other cities in the future. (Video: KPRC 2 News)
MORE COVERAGE:
- Foundation, HISD tackling ‘literacy crisis’ in Houston (Houston Chronicle)
- Bush Foundation Issues Plan to Combat “Literacy Crisis” in Houston (Houston Public Media)
- AmeriCorps Joins The Bush Foundation To Combat The ‘Literacy Crisis’ (Houston Public Media)
- HISD, Barbara Bush Foundation team up to tackle literacy crisis (HISD Blog)
- Literacy Foundation rallies community to action (Your Houston News)
