Tim Blair, a professor of Reading and Literacy in 麻豆原创鈥檚 College of Education, met with a representative of the U.S. Department of Education on Monday to discuss his reading camp program for disadvantaged children in downtown Orlando鈥檚 Parramore neighborhood.
Blair leads a reading program, which is held Saturday mornings during the fall and spring and every day in June. The free tutoring program has been held at community centers in Parramore for 13 years and is staffed by education students from 麻豆原创.
On Monday, Blair spoke with Greg Darnieder, Senior Advisor to U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan, about 麻豆原创鈥檚 involvement with urban education and partnership with the City of Orlando鈥檚 Department of Families, Parks and Recreation.
Darnieder was in town to learn about the City of Orlando鈥檚 College Access Initiative, which focuses on helping Central Florida students pursue and earn college degrees.
鈥淭he city is proud of my program and its commitment to children and parents in Parramore,鈥� said Blair. 鈥淭he unique partnership between a college of education and a major metropolitan city can and should be replicated throughout the country鈥攊ndeed that was my message to Greg Darnieder.鈥�
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