During this webinar, Hedy Chang of Attendance Works moderated a conversation with local leaders, representing five rural areas in Maine, Mississippi, and Oregon, as they shared how they have worked to build strong, trusting relationships with students and their families, helping to increase regular attendance before COVID-19 and strengthening engagement and support efforts during the […]
In this third webinar focused on digital equity, Dr. Laurey Stryker, consultant at The Patterson Foundation, moderated a conversation with Amina Fazlullah, General Counsel at Common Sense Media (CSM) and Jack Lynch, Director of State Engagements at EducationSuperHighway (ESH), that focused on the role of states in helping to close the distance learning digital divide. Fazlullah shared highlights […]
This webinar, a part of the Funder to Funder Conversations series, continued the exploration of the challenges posed by widespread digital inequities in a time when approximately half of students are expected to learn remotely for at least a portion of the fall. Having explored state and local solutions in previous sessions, this webinar examined the wide […]
During this webinar, part of our Learning Loss Recovery series, Lisa Roy, Director of Program Development with the Buffett Early Childhood Institute, moderated a discussion of leading superintendents who are innovating "high-tech and high-touch" approaches to ensure that the most vulnerable children get the access they need to address unfinished learning and stay on track as they begin […]
In this webinar, the fifth in a series on digital equity, Dr. Vikki Katz of Rutgers University moderated a conversation around the role of the federal government in helping to close the digital divide. Dr. Katz engaged three expert panelists and three thoughtful commentators, all of whom brought deep knowledge and insights on the federal role in […]
During this December 1, 2020 GLR Learning Tuesdays webinar, John Gomperts, former President and CEO of America’s Promise Alliance, moderated a discussion with leaders from prominent national tutoring programs who discussed their models, the research demonstrating their effectiveness, how they have been able to replicate and expand in recent years, how they have pivoted to […]
During this conversation, John Gomperts, former President and CEO of America's Promise Alliance, moderated presentations by four thought leaders with proposed initiatives designed to scale high-dosage tutoring in response to today's education crisis. The review of these proposals was followed by a discussion of their similarities and differences and included commentary from Shirley Sagawa, former CEO and Co-Founder of Service Year Alliance, about […]
This Funder-to-Funder Conversation featured the William T. Grant Foundation and some of its recent investments to promote equitable opportunities and outcomes for young people. The session explored analysis of the poverty-reducing effects of major assistance programs and the potential of additional policy and program packages to reduce child poverty. Highlighting the bipartisan nature of many […]