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 of sessions examining the systemic challenge that is the teacher workforce pipeline, moving beyond quick fixes to explore holistic […]
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 qualitative follow-up to that study, set for release early next month, reveals the factors that distinguish “bright […]
What can same-language subtitling (SLS) realistically contribute to children’s literacy — and where are its limits? In this exploratory session, leaders from research, media, technology, and policy will examine what the strongest evidence supports, where SLS functions best as a scaffolding strategy, and what responsible implementation in U.S. children’s media could look like. This conversation will build on a 2022 session which […]
Children’s Savings Accounts (CSAs) are a powerful driver of financial inclusion and long-term economic opportunity for young people as shown in a growing body research and experience over the past few decades. These programs help families build assets early, cultivate a habit of saving, and lay the groundwork for greater educational and financial success. In […]
This session launched CGLR’s new series Precursors to Success and Impact, which brings together our efforts to highlight bright spots and “Big Bet” strategies for accelerating learning recovery and advancement, and zeros in on what it takes to successfully implement proven strategies. This series will focus “less on what to do and more on how to do what […]
My advice for people on the call is to make your voices heard at the state level about whether you like it or you dislike it or where you want them to improve upon it….I think it's really important that you advocate to your state leaders about your thoughts on the program and how to […]
As we move forward, almost six years later, from the beginning of what we call pandemic learning, we still have a lot of very important questions to ask as we are here talking about what interventions are still needed and what really works. Moderator Tracie Potts of Eisenhower Institute at Gettysburg College offered this important framing as she […]