<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/elri-and-lincoln-parish-schools-launch-new-project-to-elevate-reading-skills.php" dsn="blogs"><pubDate>11/17/2025</pubDate><title>ELRI and Lincoln Parish Schools launch new project to elevate reading skills</title><main-featured>true</main-featured><category-featured>true</category-featured><summary>The Emergent Learning Research Institute (ELRI) in the College of Education and Human Sciences (CEHS) is partnering with Lincoln Parish Schools to launch a new phase of the Solid Foundations Project, an innovative initiative designed to enhance reading skills among PreK-3 students.</summary><image><img src="/news/_images/elri-hallway-wall-art.jpg" alt="&#34;Create, Explore, Connect&#34; wall art in a hallway"/></image><tags><tag>Education and Human Sciences</tag><tag>Partnerships</tag></tags></item>