Year one
Start with K-3 literacy.
Early reading is the first public focus because third-grade literacy shapes confidence, promotion, attendance, and long-term opportunity.
Our Work
A focused launch with a long horizon.
Our Kids is a coordination effort, not a standalone program. The work is to help partners align around clear outcomes, concentrate support where children need it most, and make progress visible enough to act on.
Launch focus
K-3 literacy
Launching with early reading because it is one of the clearest foundations for confidence, learning, and long-term opportunity.
Learn moreSystem workPartner coordination
Helping schools, nonprofits, tutors, and community groups work from shared goals instead of isolated efforts.
Learn moreLong horizonCradle to career
Building toward a connected support system that grows with children from early childhood through college and career.
Learn moreCoordination
Make warm handoffs easier.
Schools, nonprofits, tutors, families, and civic partners need a shared view of goals, gaps, roles, and next steps.
Measurement
Use public data to focus action.
The public site can start with deck statistics now, then grow toward periodic updates from state literacy and attendance data.
Cradle to career
Improving education outcomes across every transition.
Launch focus: early grade reading
1Kindergarten readiness
2Early grade reading
3Middle grade math
4High school graduation
5Post-secondary enrollment
6Degree completion