This Crucible of Practice Salon highlighted the innovative work of the BOOST (Building Opportunities for Out-of-School Time) grant initiative in Georgia, developed in partnership by the Georgia Department of Education and the Georgia Statewide Afterschool Network (GSAN). The initiative, with funds from the American Rescue Plan provided grants over the course of the three years […]
The recent GLR Learning Tuesdays session examined the evolving role of the federal government in education, focusing on the children and families who may be affected by proposed policy changes. The discussion featured Amalia Chamorro of UnidosUS, Bob Cunningham formerly with Understood, Denise Forte of the The Education Trust, Lindsay Jones, Esq. of CAST, Elson […]
“The problems caused by a lack of a coherent immigration policy are now being compounded by a flood of executive orders that will fail to replace such a policy. Instead, indiscriminate mass detention and deportation is separating children, parents, and other family members, and threatening to do so to others. We all know that the […]
So far, our Decoding NAEP series has explored diverse perspectives — from journalists to state education chiefs — on key takeaways from the NAEP results and how they might inform efforts to advance early school success and close long-standing learning gaps exacerbated by the pandemic. Join us for the seventh session in the series on […]
This Funder-to-Funder session was a continuation of a series of conversations focused on early math that began in 2020. This session explored how funders are working creatively and with growing impact to ensure that more children get a stronger start in this critical building block of early school success. Jessica Tilli, Ed.D., of The […]
In this follow-on discussion to our January session with executives from the Children’s Literacy Initiative and other leaders, we picked up on the notion that a primary key to dispelling misunderstandings about the science of reading is realizing there are multiple sciences that need to be taken into consideration for the vast diversity in race, nationality, background, and especially […]
In January, the Campaign for Grade-Level Reading (CGLR), United Way Worldwide (UWW), and Ascend at the Aspen Institute hosted a session to offer the field a broader frame to consider to convey the work we do every day to support children, youth, and families. As defined by the Frameworks Institute, The Collective Caregiving Frame is a way to “build public […]
Join the Campaign for Grade-Level Reading as we reconvene with the education leaders who joined us for Beyond the Ballot: Sustaining Progress in Academic Recovery and Early School Success, hosted in early January 2025, to hear their reflections on the first 100 days of the new administration. With the U.S. Department of Education frequently in the […]
