The sponsors created the Preschool Literacy Project to address the problem at the earliest stage of education -- pre-school. The impact within the district should be apparent within one to two years, as children enter kindergarten with significantly advanced literacy skills.
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Chevron Improves Literacy
US oil and gas firm ChevronTexaco Corp. announced it is contributing $600,000
US oil and gas firm ChevronTexaco Corp. announced it is contributing $600,000 to the Preschool Literacy Project, in an effort to improve literacy among children in Bakersfield.
The program is called Building Blocks to Reading Success, and sponsored by the Bakersfield City School District, California State University, Bakersfield, and Houghton Mifflin.
The sponsors created the Preschool Literacy Project to address the problem at the earliest stage of education -- pre-school. The impact within the district should be apparent within one to two years, as children enter kindergarten with significantly advanced literacy skills.
The sponsors created the Preschool Literacy Project to address the problem at the earliest stage of education -- pre-school. The impact within the district should be apparent within one to two years, as children enter kindergarten with significantly advanced literacy skills.




