During this GLR Learning Tuesdays webinar, Betsy Mijares, Ed.D., with the T.L.L. Temple Foundation moderated a conversation exploring innovative approaches that university and nonprofit leaders are applying in rural and urban areas to strengthen teacher recruitment and retention. Mijares began by sharing information about her rural east Texas foundation’s investments and partnerships related to teacher […]
As is well known, CGLR has long emphasized summer learning as a primary strategy for advancing early school success. We have advocated for the expansion of summer learning opportunities across communities and increased access for children from economically challenged families. Since the school closures necessitated by the pandemic, it became even more urgent to make […]
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The September 24, 2024 Peer Exchange Learning Conversation, moderated by Marjorie Sims of Ascend at the Aspen Institute explored the importance of summer learning, out-of-school time learning and everyday attendance. For over a decade, the Campaign for Grade-Level Reading has been talking about the importance of attendance and the impact of what’s been called the summer […]
Moderated by Barbara Hammond and Liz Woody-Remington from The Learning Alliance, this session explored how leaders with Moonshot Moment, the CGLR community in Indian River County, Florida, have integrated a systems-thinking approach with implementation science to make meaningful gains in grade-level reading across their community. The webinar began with Hammond and Woody-Remington, co-founders for the coalition's backbone organization, providing an […]
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, Ph.D., with the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) provided an overview of the size and scope of chronic absenteeism presently. Malkus, who tracks chronic absenteeism rates through […]
The Campaign for Grade-Level Reading, United Way Worldwide (UWW) and Ascend at the Aspen Institute are kicking off a new year. We begin with a sense of optimism and a good story to tell about our shared impact. United Way’s Impact Survey demonstrates its Network’s continued commitment to ensuring that young people succeed in realizing […]
In the ongoing recovery from pandemic-precipitated school and life disruptions, student mental health and the need to integrate social-emotional learning (SEL) into classroom learning and school culture has been at the forefront of elementary education. In many cases, this approach to supporting students’ social-emotional and cognitive development is popular with parents while in others it […]
