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Our Unique Value
Education Connection helps elementary students in Central Texas public schools to read by the end of 3rd grade so they can become lifelong learners.
As a purpose-driven non-profit, our Education Connection method is to
cultivate, partner, connect, onboard, and serve
with Humility, Consistency, and Simplicity!
Our Current Community Footprint
Our Mission
Our Mission is simple, straightforward, and achievable
...every child reading by the end of 3rd grade.
Our Why
In 2009, the church community asked local superintendents how they could make a lasting impact in the city. The response was clear: support children’s literacy and reduce school dropout rates. This led to the creation of Education Connection, which became an initiative of Christ Together Greater Austin (CTGA), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, in 2015. Our volunteers make a difference by reading one-on-one with elementary students each week. As the program rapidly expands and more children need extra support, there’s an opportunity for YOU to impact a child’s literacy journey and future.
88% of students who failed to earn a high school diploma were struggling readers in 3rd grade.
Education Connection is raising up volunteers to help combat this alarming statistic.
Survey Says
92%
of all Teachers stated their students benefited from having a Literacy Partner!
Read Teacher comments here!
92%
of all Literacy Partners noticed improvement in some or all of the students they work with!
91%
of all Students think reading with their Literacy Partner is “great” or “good.”
Our Students Improved In
Confidence
Fluency
Sounding Out New/Difficult Words
Love of Reading
Higher Reading Level Than Beginning of Year
Join Education Connection
Literacy isn’t a problem, illiteracy is!
Join us as we combat childhood illiteracy, one of the largest problems in the Greater Austin area, by empowering volunteers to read with students one-on-one, while supporting educators as they help children to learn and grow.