Spring, 2021
Children's Book - There's a Bridge on the Bayou
During the week of its 90th anniversary and the investiture of its 9th president, the University of Louisiana Monroe (ULM) provided over $1 million in future scholarships to area 3rd graders. Data shows that students are four times more likely to drop out of school if they cannot read proficiently by the 4th grade. Moreover, Monroe, Louisiana is one of the most impoverished regions in the country and the state ranks nearly dead-last in education nationally.