Tulsa Public Schools: Tulsa Public Schools To Receive Donation Of Spanish Language Books

Tulsa OK

02 November, 2021

11:12 AM

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Press release from Tulsa Public Schools: 2021-11-01 This morning, Tulsa Public Schools received a generous donation of more than 1,100 Spanish language books from the KPMG Family for Literacy (KFFL) program in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month. The books were distributed to 18 dual language early childhood classrooms in Tulsa Public Schools. "We are appreciative of the support from our community partners such as KPMG Family for Literacy who celebrate and recognize the valuable role resources such as Spanish language books can play in our multilingual classrooms," said Superintendent Deborah Gist. "Language is power, and student access to multilingual education correlates with higher academic achievement and expanded college and career opportunities." The mission of KPMG Family for Literacy, a fund of the KPMG U.S. Foundation, is to eradicate childhood illiteracy by putting new books and educational resources into the hands of children in need and developing the next generation of young leaders through reading. KFFL, in collaboration with the nonprofit social enterprise First Book, has provided nearly 6 million new books to children in low-income communities since its inception in 2008. The books were given through partnership with First Book, a national nonprofit Building a path out of poverty through educational equity. Tulsa Public Schools currently offers multilingual programming at 11 schools district-wide. For more information, visit www.tulsaschools.org/about/teams/language-cultural-services. To learn more about KPMG Family for Literacy, visitwww.kpmg.us/about/community-impact/programs/family-for-literacy.html. Follow KPMG Community Impact onInstagram andFacebook. To learn more about First Book, visitfirstbook.org. You can follow First Book onInstagram,Twitter andFacebook. Esta mañana, las Escuelas Públicas de Tulsa recibieron una generosa donación de más de 1,100 libros en español del programa KPMG Family for Literacy (KFFL) en honor al Mes de la Herencia Hispana. Los libros se distribuyeron en 18 salones de clase de educación infantil en dos idiomas en las Escuelas Públicas de Tulsa. "Agradecemos el apoyo de nuestros socios comunitarios, como KPMG Family for Literacy, que celebran y reconocen el valioso papel que los recursos como los libros en español pueden desempeñar en nuestras aulas multilingües", dijo la superintendente Deborah Gist. "El lenguaje es poder, y el acceso de los estudiantes a la educación multilingüe se correlaciona con un mayor rendimiento académico y mayores oportunidades universitarias y profesionales". La misión de KPMG Family for Literacy, un fondo de la KPMG U.S. Foundation, es erradicar el analfabetismo infantil poniendo nuevos libros y recursos educativos en manos de los niños necesitados y desarrollando la próxima generación de jóvenes líderes a través de la lectura. KFFL, en colaboración con la empresa social sin fines de lucro First Book, ha proporcionado casi 6 millones de libros nuevos a niños de comunidades de bajos ingresos desde su creación en 2008. Los libros se entregaron a través de una asociación con First Book, una organización nacional sin fines de lucro que provee un camino para salir de la pobreza a través de la equidad educativa. Las Escuelas Públicas de Tulsa ofrecen actualmente programación multilingüe en 11 escuelas en todo el distrito. Para obtener más información, visite www.tulsaschools.org/about/teams/language-cultural-services. Para obtener más información sobre KPMG Family for Literacy, visite www.kpmg.us/about/community-impact/programs/family-for-literacy.html. Siga KPMG Community Impact en Instagram y Facebook. Para obtener más información sobre "First Book", visite firstbook.org. Puede seguir First Book en Instagram, Twitter y Facebook. This press release was produced by Tulsa Public Schools. The views expressed here are the author's own.