GCS Supt. Maurice Green: 3 million books challenge; Nov.: National Family Literacy Month

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..."One of the activities hosted by GCS, which started at the beginning of 2012, is the Three Million Books Challenge, an impressive reading challenge led by Superintendent Maurice Green of Greensboro, N.C.  Guided by the belief that "life opens up, and dreams become possible when you learn to read, and read well," Mr. Green reports of the participation of thousands of students in their district-wide campaign. "That's the message we want our students to hear. That's why I challenged them to read first one million, and then two million, and now three million books in one year's time." Last year, GCS students were challenged to read two million books and shattered that goal by more than 600,000!   The campaign has received widespread support from businesses, nonprofits and local government in which organizations across Guilford County encourage students to read, including the local PTA. Kelly Langston, a Guilford County Schools' parent and Guilford County Council of PTAs President, knows first-hand how hard it can be to get parents involved in this kind of initiative. "Today's family struggles to find time to spend time together due to busy schedules, so reading together is a great family activity and it helps your children be successful in school," she says. "Guilford County Schools' Three Million Books Challenge provides families with an opportunity to be part of something bigger." ...