What will happen to millions of children and families if historic cuts to SNAP move forward? We heard from policy experts, state leaders, and advocates who laid bare the consequences of the House-passed bill proposing the largest cuts in SNAP’s history — nearly $300 billion, or about 30% of the program’s budget. As the panelists […]
I can’t help but think about…a statue of Fred Rogers that stands as a constant reminder to Pittsburgh but also to America to, as said, ‘Think of the kids first.’ That’s what those of us here need to do. That’s what we need to ask of ourselves and of our neighbors, and it’s what we […]
In this June 17, 2025 session, hosted in partnership with the Stanford Center on Early Childhood, panelists explored findings from the Center's RAPID Survey Project, which provides timely, actionable insights on parents and child care providers of children under age 6. Philip Fisher, Ph.D., and Joan Lombardi, Ph.D., helped contextualize five years of RAPID data […]
All of these ideas have been really innovative and parents and teachers talking in a deeper way and developing trust. And what I love about the next step with the LSX Fellows program is now we are bringing in new voices from the non-educator fellows who can look at it with fresh perspective and give […]
We must help young people and everyone in our society interrogate both the inputs...and the outputs of this technology. And you can only do that if this is a foundational literacy. – Erin Mote, InnovateEDU In the thought-provoking June 24, 2025 GLR Learning Tuesdays session, education leaders came together to explore the evolving role of […]
On July 1, 2025, in the second session in CGLR's Technology-Enhanced Teaching and Learning Institute, panelists explored the evolution of “assistive technology” that has longed been used to enhance and enable instruction for children who learn differently due to neurodivergence and other conditions affecting knowledge acquisition. Education technology (EdTech) for students with learning differences has […]
In the July 8, 2025 GLR Learning Tuesdays session, the third in our Technology-Enhanced Teaching and Learning Institute, Gabe Hakim of Promise Venture Studio moderated a discussion centered on a timely and urgent question: In a moment of deep strain on families with young children, how can technology be harnessed to support — not supplant — the […]
“Education transformation is going to come at the hands of educators, not technologists. The technology is a tool, it’s an enabler, it’s an accelerator to what we know needs to happen between students, teachers, parents, and high-quality content.” — Jean-Claude Brizard, Digital Promise In the engaging GLR Learning Tuesdays session on July 15, 2025, education leaders explored […]