Can Utah Kids Read?

The Kem C. Gardner Institute published research claiming (https://gardner.utah.edu/news/nearly-...) that “nearly half of Utah’s current young children do not read at grade level.” Host Ali Vallarta asks Salt Lake City School Board member Ashley Anderson about this shocking new data. 



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