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Starting School With Success: How Summer Learning Closes Gaps in the Early Years

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 […]

When Disaster Hits: Philanthropic Responses to Natural and Man-made Disasters

“Let’s stop treating disasters as extraordinary and start building structures and processes for when the next disaster will happen — not if, but when. I can’t stress enough the importance of the convening role of the funder, both to bring nonprofits together and also to work together as funders.”  - Lauress L.W. Lawrence, M.Div, Ph.D., Elmina […]

Locked Out of Literacy: Tackling the Illiteracy Crisis Together

The documentary Sentenced explores the devastating impact of illiteracy on children and families across the United States and sheds light on how illiteracy, especially when compounded by generational poverty, can trap individuals in cycles of hardship from a young age. During this week’s GLR Learning Tuesdays webinar, Locked Out of Literacy: Tackling the Illiteracy Crisis Together, our panel discussed […]

Ready, Set, Go: Realizing the Potential of Out-of-School Time to Deliver High-Quality Programming for Early Learners and Parents 

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 […]

The ESSER Funding Cliff Approaches: What States Did & What They Learned

In the September 24, 2024 GLR Learning Tuesdays webinar, CGLR was thrilled to have the rare opportunity to convene and hear from a panel of Chief State School Officers about the decision- and policymakers about the interventions and strategies in which they invested their 10% set-aside allowed from the $190 billion Elementary and Secondary School […]