Through this project, MPB provides resources, expertise, and encouragement to child care centers in the Jackson area to promote literacy in children with the help of its partners – WGBH, Sirius Thinking Ltd, Mississippi State University Early Childhood Institute, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, U. S. Department of Education, and Barksdale Reading Institute. From September 2005 to January 2009, the Between the Lions Preschool Literacy Initiative has impacted:
Early childhood research expert studies (2005 – 2008 school years) indicated that children who participated in the Between the Lions Preschool Literacy Initiative achieved significant gains and in some cases achieved above the national average on tests.