Books for Graham Road Elementary

Submitted By: Judy Baker

Educational outcomes for minority children are a product of their unequal access to key educational resources, including skilled teachers, quality curriculum, and the quality and quantity of books. In fact, the average reading achievement difference between students [with access to] many children’s books (more than 100) and those with few children’s books (10 or fewer) was very large (91 score points, almost 1 standard deviation).

As one of our Mission Endowment Fund recipients, Graham Road Elementary School received 450 books - one for every student. Thank you to the Mission Endowment Fund and Thrivent for funding this project, helping boost education for minority and low income students in our local community. Thank you also to the volunteers who helped give out the books: Amy and Phil Loar, Mark Kerr, Jane, Ray and Shannon Sparnon, Pastor Mike, Arnold and Judy Baker.