ATLANTA - Hundreds of students from across Georgia will gather Monday morning at the College Football Hall of Fame for Georgia Reads Day, a statewide celebration aimed at improving literacy.

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The event will include reading rally exercises, story time on the field and live entertainment such as a magician. Georgia Public Broadcasting will livestream the program on gpb.org.

Gov. Brian Kemp signed legislation in April designed to improve literacy statewide. Marietta City Schools reported an 11% increase in the number of students reading at or above grade level since 2022, outpacing metro Atlanta and the state average.

The push for improved literacy comes as the Nation’s Report Card — an assessment conducted by the National Assessment of Educational Progress — shows a deca

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