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Read Across America Day encourages children to read
“We encourage everyone to pick up their favorite book and read it, WCNC Charlotte s Larry Sprinkle said. Author: WCNC Staff Updated: 12:53 PM EST March 2, 2021
CHARLOTTE, N.C. It s National Reading Month and WCNC Charlotte is celebrating by reading books virtually for parents and teachers to share with children. Read Across America Day , celebrated on Tuesday, March 2, looks a little different this year. With many students in the Charlotte area learning virtually because of the COVID-19 pandemic, WCNC Charlotte reached out to several children s book authors for permission to read their book to share on social and digital platforms.
People relocating from other states have ballooned South Carolinaâs population, and towns and cities popular with newcomers have scrambled to meet the costly demands that inevitably follow rapid growth.
Traffic congestion, school crowding, loss of green spaces, increases in stormwater flooding, rising rents and home prices, and a broad need for more public services are all predictable results of this growth. Towns, cities and school districts have been seeking and testing solutions, with mixed results.
Often, local governments that once encouraged growth and benefited from its arrival have seemed unprepared for the day when it would become too much, too fast.Â