Education Feature Package

NEW YORK, March 12, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The following feature package is a roundup of feature stories dealing with education topics and issues and is appropriate for special sections and for general use. 

For each story included in this package, you will find the first paragraph of the feature release below, as well as its headline linked to the full text.

This is the latest in a series of topical feature packages PRN will carry as part of its regular Feature News Service.  Coming up in 2015 are features on:

Education Feature Package

1. Study finds volunteers can boost reading proficiency and resources in schools 
OAKLAND, Calif., March 4, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Community volunteers and AmeriCorps members can make a significant impact on student reading proficiency and are a low cost option for schools, according to the results of a study by MDRC, a nonprofit, nonpartisan education and social policy research firm.  The yearlong randomized control trial examined Reading Partners, a national nonprofit organization that engages volunteers to deliver a structured, evidence-based curriculum through one-on-one tutoring to struggling readers in low-income communities. 

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