The Read to Achieve Program is a part of the Excellent Public Schools Act which became law in July of 2012.  It applies to all schools at the beginning of the 2013-2014 school year. 

§ 115C-83.1.  State goal. The goal of the State is to ensure that every student read at or above grade level by the end of third grade and continue to progress in reading proficiency so that he or she can read, comprehend, integrate, and apply complex texts needed for secondary education and career success.  (2012-142, s. 7A.1(b).)

Senate Bill 387 (2021) aligns literacy instruction with the science of reading* and modifies the implementation of the NC Read to Achieve program. 

*What is the Science of Reading? The Science of Reading is a body of research consisting of thousands of studies that reveal how we learn to read and write, as well as the most effective methods for teaching reading.