Diving in deeper
Now accepting applications for the 2025-26 school year, the nonprofit organization partners with 18 school districts across Central Texas to serve in 121 schools. The program allows volunteers to read once a week with two students selected by classroom teachers for 15 minutes each.
Volunteers must pass a school district background check and sign a pledge to protect student confidentiality, according to the organization. Necessary training will be provided to volunteers by Education Connection.
The background
Education Connection created its literacy partnership program in 2009 with the goal of having every child reading by the end of third grade, according to previous Community Impact reporting. According to its website, for the 2024-25 school year, the program provided services to 2,833 students, and volunteers contributed a total of 43,245 weekly minutes read.
The details
School districts involved in the program include:
- Austin ISD
- Bastrop ISD
- Belton ISD
- Burnet ISD
- Del Valle ISD
- Georgetown ISD
- Hays CISD
- Jarrell ISD
- Lake Travis ISD
- Lago Vista ISD
- Leander ISD
- Liberty Hill ISD
- Llano ISD
- Manor ISD
- Marble Falls ISD
- Pflugerville ISD
- Round Rock ISD
- Salado ISD
For more information on the program, visit www.education-connection.org or email info@Education-Connection.org.
