Governor and First Lady deal Kick Off “Read Across Georgia” Month

Gov. Nathan Deal and First Lady Sandra Deal were joined last Friday by Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning Commissioner Amy Jacobs, state School Superintendent Richard Woods and author Coy Bowles of the Zac Brown Band to kick off “Read Across Georgia” month, a campaign that supports increased childhood literacy in the state.

The “Read Across Georgia” campaign, launched in 2012, supports the Governor’s Grade Level Reading initiative with the goal that all Georgia students are reading at grade level or better by the end of the third grade.

First Lady Deal will visit and read to Georgia’s Pre-K Program and elementary school students across the state throughout March.