Gaining Ground

Gaining Ground is a nonprofit developed to support students in high poverty schools through tutoring, enrichment and summer literacy programs. Many students, the most vulnerable, who struggle to read effectively and communicate their ideas fall behind their peers. For these students summer means losing ground. They return to school having fallen fa... rther behind and face a steeper and steeper uphill battle until the road forward seems impossible. By the end of sixth grade, there is a three year achievement gap between students who are economically disadvantaged and students who are economically advantaged in schools. Gaining Ground provides children with the support, encouragement, individualized instruction, guided practice, and access to high interest materials that will reverse this negative cycle.Read More