This GLR Learning Tuesdays webinar, Leaning Into Community-Wide Learning: What It Takes and Where It’s Happening!, was a follow-on conversation to our April 18 session, Building a Parent-Centered Ecosystem for Out-of-School Learning, which focused on program models that support learning in everyday places and spaces. The May 2 session shifted to a focus on community-wide coordinated systems that create […]
"Reading is the key to everything. I tell the students that if you read, the world is yours. Reading is going to give them the foundation to become adults that love to read, and that's going to affect their family life, their job and everything in the future." – Ken Livingston This Crucible of Practice Salon featuring Ken […]
https://youtu.be/KpvNfbnOEmo?si=gm83PavqHQHO_9An&t=228 “Everything that is so important to us about reading and literacy also has profound health impacts.” — Linda Mayes, M.D., Chair, Yale Child Study Center In this Partners webinar, co-sponsored by Scholastic, the CGLR was honored to host the release of a new research paper produced by the Yale Child Study Center-Scholastic Collaborative for […]
“Not only do we invest in collaboratives to get books in front of children, but we’re also thinking about funding streams that can support access. We’re thinking about library systems. We’re thinking about publishers. We’re thinking about the ways in which we can break down and dismantle the barriers that do not allow for families […]
“Creating the sense of urgency as the impetus for systems change is really an interesting motivator, especially as we think about this against our most recent experience and context - we and the whole system, we're adapting in the midst of a crisis.” Gloria Corral of the Parent Institute for Quality Education (PIQE) offered the above reflection […]
"Every day matters. Instruction builds on the day before. If you miss a day, you can have gaps in your learning. Attendance also helps you build relationships with your friends and your teachers and the staff at your school." - Hortensia Hernandez, Community School Coordinator, Caldwell Idaho During this Learning Loss Recovery Challenge webinar, “Showing […]
In this GLR Learning Tuesdays webinar, Opportunities and Potential Pitfalls: State Expansion of Education Savings Accounts, we created a forum for thoughtful and nuanced conversations to go beyond the headlines and the contention on a controversial policy, Education Savings Accounts (ESAs). Our goal was to understand the opportunities and implications of this rapidly expanding policy for […]
“I think an important way to support educators and bilingual programs and all these issues we discussed today is to continue to make sure that we keep them visible in public conversation, that they are not relegated to this fringe, side movement. And one way to do this is to really share your experiences, share your […]