💐 Hello, April. Welcome to the first installment of “Feeding hungry minds,” Stet’s series examining efforts to make sure more kids learn to read. Also: County Commission turnabout, an A-MUSE-ing evening and a daffy duck. 📖 Feeding hungry minds: Five groups helping kids read at a third-grade level The data is daunting: Half of all Palm Beach County students in third grade don’t read well enough to succeed in fourth grade and beyond.  Why third grade matters: Educators say that by the end of third grade, students make a pivotal transition from “learning to read” to “reading to learn.” With so much

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