Several reading-specific metrics improved in 4 WLC schools this summer. (Photo from iStock Getty Images)

WLC summer program yields reading growth in 4 schools

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Education

A coalition of city of Wilmington elementary schools can tout growth in reading over the summer.Ā  In the Wilmington Learning Collaborativeā€™s monthly meeting Tuesday night, Executive Director Laura Burgos presented the academic progress as a result of summer programming. The group contracted Reading Assist, a group contracted by the WLC that focuses on improving literacy rates, to help tutor students. …