As part of the District's Title I program, many Sioux City first graders got an early-Christmas present with books and bookbags, courtesy of the Iowa Department of Education. Part of the program's ...

Almost 38,000 Iowa first grade students are slated to receive new books to take home as part of the state's ongoing literacy initiative. First grade students in public and accredited private ...

For some it may be the first book they own. “What really impacted me was the first time I did this earlier in the year. I had third graders tell me this was the first book they’ve ever gotten ...