In 350+ communities stretching across 46 U.S. states and territories, and two Canadian provinces, broad and diverse coalitions of partners have come together to take action to disrupt generational poverty and ensure more hopeful futures for children in economically challenged families. As we work to mobilize communities to advance early school success, we realize that certain local organizations, institutions and agencies are represented in many of these community coalitions and are using the Peer Exchange Learning Conversations as a vehicle for bringing these “peers” together to learn from and with each other. These online meetings also provide space for new GLR communities to connect and share what they are doing, where they are gaining traction and what they are learning through the process.
RECENT & RELEVANT
Holiday Rebroadcast: Supporting School Attendance in a Time of Changing Norms
During this webinar, John Gomperts with the Campaign for Grade-Level-Reading moderated a conversation exploring the causes behind the widespread spike in chronic absenteeism post-pandemic and strategies to tackle it among education and community leaders. Nat Malkus,...
Holiday Rebroadcast: Not Just Nice But Necessary: Family Engagement = A Big Bet That’s Paying Off for Kids
CGLR has long advocated that strategies focused on getting parents and caregivers to take part in their children’s learning progress are a “big bet” with the potential to make more than incremental change. Yet recently, “family engagement” has become more of a...
Beyond the Ballot: Sustaining Progress in Academic Recovery and Early School Success
For more than a decade the Campaign for Grade-Level Reading (CGLR) has been working to disrupt the generational cycle of poverty by improving the prospects for early school success — and more recently by accelerating equitable academic recovery — for children in...
Equitable Literacy Instruction: Ensuring the Science of Reading Works for All Children
The science of reading has been the focus of legislation in states across the country in recent years, but it is often misunderstood and discussions about it often ignore the importance of considering the varied backgrounds and needs of diverse students. At the...