September 29, 2026The Emerging Education Landscape: Trust, Choice, and How Families Are Driving Change This webinar examined the growing “parent trust gap” — the widening distance between families and the institutions traditionally charged with educating and caring for their children. Moderated by Steven Guttentag, Ph.D., former CEO of EPS Learning and Reading Plus and co-founder […]
September 29, 2026Leveraging the Federal Education Tax Credit: The Role of Philanthropy in Catalyzing Scholarship Granting Organizations This session was the fourth in a series on the new federal scholarship tax credit, co-hosted by the Alliance for Youth Thriving and the Campaign for Grade-Level Reading (CGLR). Moderator Ron Fairchild with the Smarter Learning Group and […]
September 22, 2026 Reading the States: The Big Policy Decisions Shaping the Next Generation of Readers This session opened with a featured keynote interview between Derrell Bradford of 50CAN and Patricia Levesque of ExcelinEd, followed by a panel of state literacy leaders from Arizona, Indiana, Mississippi, and Virginia. Together, they examined how states are navigating policy choices, educational technology, early learning, […]
September 15, 2026Boosting Parent Literacy: An Imperative for Early School Success Parents and the role of parents as their child’s first and most important teacher have been a major priority for the Campaign for Grade-Level Reading (CGLR) since its inception. Yet one thing we often forget is that aside from their critical role in raising […]
September 15, 2026Building Trust, One Visit at a Time: Three Community Stories Using the Parent Teacher Home Visits Model This week’s webinar focused on what happens when educators intentionally cultivate a relationship of trust with families and what it takes to sustain this work at scale. Panelists from Elk Grove Unified School District in Sacramento, […]
September 8, 2026Changes Ahead for Head Start: Examining the New Notice of Proposed Rulemaking The 61-year old Head Start Program has been in the headlines, sparked by the August 7, 2026, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Reducing Federal Burden for Head Start Programs. The proposed rule would “comprehensively rescind and replace” the Head Start Program Performance […]
Supported by William Penn Foundation This session marked the third installment of our special four-part series, The Teacher Pipeline: Creating Enduring Pathways Into Teaching. Supported by the William Penn Foundation, this series is rooted in the belief that professionalizing and strengthening the educator workforce is a “big bet” for disrupting generational cycles of poverty. As […]
Promises That Matter: Unleashing Kindergarten's Potential for Young Learners This session relaunched our “Kindergarten Matters” series, highlighting the importance of Kindergarten as a “sturdy bridge” from pre-K to early elementary grades. We were pleased to relaunch this important series with moderator Kali Thorne Ladd of the Children’s Institute, whose organization also serves as Oregon’s GLR State Lead. […]