Pittsburgh Gets It Right: Kids' Reading and Math Skills Matter

In 2000, the Allegheny Conference on Community Development established a visionary goal for the Southwestern Pennsylvania region - that every 10 year old should be proficient in reading, writing, and mathematics by the year 2010.

This year, in response to suggestions from superintendents, school board members, parents, and others, the 2004 Report On Fifth Grade Proficiency In Reading And Math provides more information on the factors that may affect a school's performance and suggestions for how parents can use this information.

Search an online database of area schools to see who is moving ahead. Click here.