As the men's basketball regular season closes out this weekend with Stanford and California visiting Coors Events Center on Mar. 2 and 4, the Colorado Education Association will be hosting a book drive during those final two games for the National Education Association's Read Across America celebration.
For 20 years, millions of students and teachers have enjoyed this day devoted to reading, held annually on the birthday of beloved children's author Dr. Seuss. Motivating children to read is an important factor in student achievement and creating lifelong successful readers.
Research has shown that children who are motivated and spend more time reading do better in school.