Author: Samantha Camire

Sign up for Chalkbeat Indiana’s free daily newsletter to keep up with Indianapolis Public Schools, Marion County’s township districts, and statewide education news.At Moorhead Community Resource Center, kids waiting for a haircut will soon be able to get help improving their reading skills.The program, Barbershop and Books, which starts at the beginning of this school year, is the brainchild of Elisha Smith, a community center volunteer and parent of two students in Warren Township. Smith is also a graduate of Freedom Readers Fellowship, a program that trains Indianapolis-area parents and community members in literacy and prepares them to work in…