On a recent afternoon in the Team Read offices, Teens in Public Service (TIPS) intern Jessica Luu was lying on her back across a couple office chairs, waving a Kindle tablet above her head. It might look funny, but it’s not surprising: Jessica is an intern who will...

There’s lots to celebrate as we wrap up another great summer program in partnership with Seattle Public Library and Seattle Public Schools, and welcomed new partners Highline Public Schools and South Park Community Center. Since the end of June, students have read for...

If you ask Executive Director Maureen Massey what she believes was the most valuable aspect of Team Read’s partnership with SVP, she will say unequivocally, every time, “working with Katja as our Lead Partner.” Katja Shaye served for 4 years as Team Read’s SVP Lead...

When we became an SVP grantee, we had no idea that this would lead us back to Dr. Judy Margrath. We first met Judy in 2001 when she visited Team Read in her role as a Seattle Public Schools administrator. She loved the program model, but shortly after visiting Team...

After 5 years of partnership, funding, projects, work plans and amazing opportunities, we are wrapping up five years as a Social Venture Partners grantee. The staff and Board of Directors extend a heartfelt thank you to SVP for providing 5 years of focused and...

Summer Team Read by the Numbers: 131 second and third graders have signed up to continue their Team Read learning experience this summer. 68 teen reading coaches are continuing their tutoring work this summer to support these readers. 3 Seattle Public Library...

Over the past several weeks, Team Read partner schools have hosted graduations to celebrate the achievements of their student readers and reading coaches. Over 300 2nd and 3rd graders participated in Team Read's after school program this year, each striving to become...