Next fall's third-graders in all Minnesota schools have a shot at the Final Four

St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter, left, reads "Strong to the Hoop" to second-graders at Phalen Lake Elementary School on the East Side of St. Paul on May 10, 2018. The event was kicking off "Read to the Final Four" an initiative by the Minneapolis Final Four Local Organizing Committee and the NCAA to support educational development of the youth.