When Christina McLean of Durham, North Carolina, realized her 9-year-old daughter, Lauren, was eligible for a program that will contribute $500 into a savings and investment account they can tap for education or career needs when Lauren turns 18, she was thrilled. “I did not see just the $500,” McLean said. “I saw $5,000… $50,000… $500,000… even $5 million! I saw […]
https://youtu.be/mHAyYAV4lJY “We call our report Unlocking the ‘How’ because we keep hearing from schools and systems across the country that the pandemic has elevated the awareness of need for family engagement, but a lot of folks are asking for the best strategies for how to do that work.” This was author Eyal Bergman’s introduction of Learning Heroes’ new report, Unlocking the “How”: Designing Family […]
“The most important part for us was having the parent voice be heard. We are all about making sure that parents have a seat at the table, nothing about us without us.” Sarita Sashington of Be Strong Families offered this reflection on her experience organizing a Parent Village in this GLR Learning Tuesdays webinar Join the Movement: […]
Imagine a philanthropic investment so powerful that it changes how children think — something that embeds the conviction, “I have a future. Education is for me, not for somebody else.” According to Patty Grant, Executive Director of the Community Foundation of Wabash County, Indiana, that ability to transform how children see themselves is part of what makes […]
In this May 3, 2022 GLR Learning Tuesdays session, Amina Fazlullah, Senior Director of Equity Policy at Common Sense, opened the conversation with a description of the historical inequities in internet connectivity and access to devices for students in the United States. She also shared Common Sense’s work to map the impact of emergency funding streams as […]
"Math is innately in us” With the above quote, Jermell Witherspoon of Zeno reminded participants of the math brilliance that lives within each and every child during the inaugural session of the Campaign for Grade-Level Reading’s Early Math + Early Literacy series hosted on May 5, 2022. Zeno’s mission is to spark joy and inspire […]
"This is not a time for blame, this is a time for partnership and for collective action to rebuild the positive conditions for learning in our schools that we know help kids show up to school, engage with teachers and friends, and learn.” Hedy Chang, Executive Director of Attendance Works, offered this call to action as she kicked off […]
“The secret sauce is the coaches. They’re amazing in working with these families and helping them understand the value of a good education.” Jim Lund of Waterford Upstart offered this reflection in this week’s GLR Learning Tuesdays session as he and other panelists described their efforts to support parents and educators in nurturing children’s early learning and school […]