Did you know?

 1.5 million people in Wisconsin need help building literacy skills... (Causey, 2023)

In 2022, 64.7% of Black  students in third-through eighth-grade at Milwaukee Public schools scored "below basic" in reading. (Borsuk, 2023)

“Milwaukee currently ranks 4th among major cities in the US in terms of children living in poverty at 43%.” (world population review,2023)

 Read MKE exist as a result of disproportionate gaps in reading achievement. The data is clear. Milwaukee’s test scores are significantly lower than the average reading scores statewide; however, when analyzed by race the achievement data is even more egregious.  In 2022, Black students in Wisconsin had an average reading test score that was 38 points lower than that for White students..." (National Center for Educational Statistics). Segregation, poverty, and reading deserts with limited access to reading materials ratifies reading achievement gaps in Milwaukee.  Everyone in every community should be outraged!