https://youtu.be/cUIuQIrxlls?si=cuDM5Of3A-DD42Ia&t=222 “I am a former athlete and one of the things I learned in athletics is when you are up against an opponent, you want to change their eye level, get them to look in a different place. What we’re hoping at ‘Every School Day Counts Detroit’ is to change your eye level, to look […]
“We know that educators cannot do this work by themselves, and so it is imperative for all of us as a community to be able to support our children in closing that gap.” – Maya Dorsey, Learn to Earn Dayton This session featured leaders from the early grade literacy coalition initiative with Learn to Earn […]
“We are getting books into the hands of children and families in Detroit. This isn’t something that we’re doing without community and without other organizations. It’s a partnership and it’s all of us working together to improve some of the outcomes here in our city that we love so very much.” – Alyce Hartman, Birdie’s […]
June CGLR Community of Practice
Moderated by Liletta Jenkins with the Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education, this session explored the First 10 model in Maine, starting with how state leaders crafted their approach and including district and school leaders in Sanford, Maine, who talked about the exciting strategies they are using to implement First 10 in their community. David […]
The treat that I think you are in for today is hearing the stories of how investments were catalytic to change that yielded tangible results for children and families and our rural communities. And I believe that this is how transformation happens. And I think that hope builds from there. And when you have hope, […]
"We want to help more and more children create a 360 surround… everyone in their community recognizes the importance of young children and are contributing to the literacy development of all of those children. Whether it’s in the library, the grocery store, the nail salon, the barbershop…these are all our children, and we need to […]
This session explored ways states and communities are working with families to ensure that they both understand the strategies schools are using to teach their children to read and are familiar with tools they can use to help their children build their literacy skills at home. The session began with Susie Estrada at the Utah State Board of Education, […]