Truckee’s reading program garners award

The Tahoe Truckee region was named an All-America City by the National Civic League recently based on its program the Tahoe Truckee Read Campaign to ensure that more children are reading at grade level by the end of third grade.

Chosen from a field of more than 100 entries, Tahoe Truckee’s plan was submitted by a community coalition that included the Excellence in Education Foundation, Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation, Community Collaborative of Tahoe Truckee, Tahoe Truckee Unified School District, Placer County Health and Human Services and First 5 Nevada County.

The community was one of 14 awardees selected from 32 finalists.