“We know that educators cannot do this work by themselves, and so it is imperative for all of us as a community to be able to support our children in closing that gap.” – Maya Dorsey, Learn to Earn Dayton This session featured leaders from the early grade literacy coalition initiative with Learn to Earn […]
This session explored why a “big bet” on afterschool is working to achieve learning progress with students — so much so that President Biden is prioritizing this big bet in his budget, where he proposes “supporting evidence-based strategies to…expand learning time, including both in the summer and in extended day or afterschool programs.” Afterschool programs […]
In this Funder-to-Funder Conversation, Heather Flaherty of Chuckanut Health Foundation in Bellingham/Whatcom County, Washington, shared the above reflection during a panel conversation that explored the various roles funders can play to generate additional public revenue to support children and to ensure effective utilization of those public dollars. Thank you for registering for this timely and inspiring session. Elizabeth Gaines of Children’s […]
Two-generation (2Gen) approaches work with the entire family unit to achieve better outcomes for everyone, including children and adults in their lives. For example, we know that parent involvement, especially in a child’s early years, is critical to school readiness and success. Since the term “2Gen” was first coined in the late 1980s, 2Gen approaches […]
“Every child deserves to learn how to read. And there are many steps that we need to take to make sure teachers are ready to help children. But one of […]
Moderated by Carly Roberts with Overdeck Family Foundation, this session explored the importance of social emotional learning (SEL) and executive function skills for kindergartners, as well as the long-term impact of implementing these programs. […]
“We are getting books into the hands of children and families in Detroit. This isn’t something that we’re doing without community and without other organizations. It’s a partnership and it’s […]
During the April 9, 2024 GLR Learning Tuesdays webinar, The Education Recovery Scorecard: Results and Implications, John Gomperts with the Campaign for Grade-Level Reading moderated a conversation exploring the results and […]