Recognizing that alignment and integration of early math with early literacy is critical to ensuring early school success, CGLR launched a quarterly series focused on the research, resources and innovative approaches for supporting both educators and parents and caregivers in nurturing children’s math joy and learning.
Acknowledging that public and affordable housing provides a critical platform and portal for early learning and early school success, CGLR launched a series of webinars exploring how libraries, school districts and other community partners have engaged with local housing providers to reach and support children and families and advance early school success.
RECENT & RELEVANT
Building Public Will for Literacy by Igniting Parent and Family Engagement
Too often "parent engagement" is treated as a checked box rather than a strategic and essential pillar for early literacy outcomes. Those on the front lines of addressing the literacy crisis know that sustainable change only happens when parents have a seat at the...
Parents as Essential Partners: Beating the Odds and Reducing Chronic Absenteeism
Three years ago, as schools and districts grappled with the fallout from pandemic school closures and persistent chronic absence, important new research found evidence that schools with strong family engagement were less likely to experience high chronic absence. The...
From Pipeline to Practice: Strategies to Build & Sustain a Diverse Teacher Workforce
As achievement gaps and evolving classroom needs place unprecedented pressure on our schools, teacher development has emerged as a "big bet" for accelerating equitable academic recovery. Join CGLR and the William Penn Foundation as we kick off a new sponsored series...