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Literacy rates in Kansas City are up from last year, but still low. Rhea LeGrande from Lead to Read KC joins Heart of the Matter to discuss what's being done to fix that, and how you can help.

A group of volunteers in West Virginia makes sure preschoolers in areas with no libraries or bookstores get books to read. Books aren't always available for children everywhere in the U.S. One group ...