`Reading by 9' September Education Conference to Help Educators Implement New Reading Standards.LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 27, 1999-- Thousands of teachers, principals, administrators and parents from throughout Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, will get a head start on implementing California's new reading standards, curriculum and assessment practices at the Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Times' Reading by 9 Conference, September 18-19 at the Los Angeles Convention Center The Los Angeles Convention Center (abbreviated LACC) is a convention center in downtown Los Angeles. The LACC hosts annual events such as the Greater Los Angeles Auto Show, and was best known to video games fans as host to E3 until its cessation in 2006. . California Governor Gray Davis, U.S. Secretary of Education Richard Riley, and actor and community activist Edward James Olmos Edward James Olmos (born February 24, 1947) is an Emmy-winning and Oscar-nominated American actor and director. Some of his most memorable roles were Lt. Martin Castillo in Miami Vice, Jaime Escalante in Stand and Deliver and Admiral William Adama in the will deliver the event's keynote addresses. The conference also offers training and preparation for people who would like to be reading volunteers. Once screened and trained, volunteers are asked to donate one hour per week reading to a K-3 classroom in their local school district. The conference registration deadline is September 10. Teachers, principals, administrators and parents are invited to register as a team through their school. Schools and reading volunteers can obtain additional information by calling 800/466-1911. More information on the conference and Reading by 9 is available online at: http://www.latimes.com/readingby9 or http://www.latimes.com/HOME/ABOUTLAT/. The conference was developed by a consortium that includes the U.S. Department of Education, the National Center to Improve the Tools of Educators (NCITE NCITE National Center to Improve the Tools of Educators NCITE North Carolina Institute of Technical Education )/Los Angeles County Office of Education, Los Angeles Unified School District The Los Angeles Unified School District (the "LAUSD") is the largest (in terms of number of students) public school system in California and the second-largest in the United States. Only the New York City Department of Education has a larger student population. , the Governor's Elementary Reading Initiative Institutes and The Times. The September conference is one element of the Los Angeles Times' Reading by 9 program, launched last year as a leadership and advocacy initiative focused on addressing the region's illiteracy epidemic. Reading by 9's goal is to bring together the community to ensure that 95% of Southern California students learn to read in English at grade level by the end of the third grade. |
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