"The Achiever" is a monthly newsletter designed expressly for parents and community leaders. Each issue contains news and information about school improvement in the United States. The following articles are included in this issue: (1) $30 Million in Grants Awarded to Help Struggling Readers: Spellings Announces First Round of Recipients of Striving Readers Funds; (2) Spellings Speaks on School Choice; (3) A Night of Learning--Activity-Filled Family Meeting Leads to Increases in Parent Involvement, Student Performance at Maryland School (Nicole Ashby); (4) Around the Country--Ohio and Tennessee; (5) Calendar; (6) Q&A--Special Education; (7) Education News Parents Can Use; and (8) The Toolbox Revisited. ["The Achiever" is published by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Communications and Outreach.]