Alarming increases in chronic absence across the nation, particularly in kindergarten, reveal the urgent need to re-establish routines of daily attendance among our youngest learners. Students chronically absent in preschool and kindergarten are more likely to be chronically absent in later grades and much less likely to read and count proficiently by the end of […]
In 2021, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, better known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, released $65 billion to be used to support digital connectivity to bridge the digital divide. This large investment has provided access to connectivity and devices for millions across the United States and significantly accelerates efforts to close the digital learning […]
Catalytic Leadership in Philanthropy is designed to empower more lean funders to get involved in this kind of outsized impact work. The core of it really gets to this idea of funders using 'more than money' — using your convening ability, leveraging relationships, being able to raise public awareness of issues, using your foundation platform, […]
In this GLR Learning Tuesdays webinar, we focused on identifying and celebrating where and how tutoring — an essential strategy that has the promise of delivering more than the usual increments of progress toward transformative change — is enabling educators and their community partners to move the needle on equitable learning recovery. Moderator Pete Lavorini of Overdeck Family […]
In this Big Bets Working session, the Campaign for Grade-Level Reading (CGLR) hosted a conversation with practitioners working at the school, district, community and state levels to hear how they are partnering with families to overcome attendance barriers and make attendance a priority strategy for nurturing early school success. “Positive family engagement is foundational to […]
“We do this work because we believe in the cultural, linguistic, intellectual brilliance of our country’s diverse children, and we deeply understand that our schools were not adequately designed to serve these children. Yet, we know that when schooling builds upon the assets, the lived experiences and the funds of knowledge, honoring family and community […]
In this GLR Learning Tuesdays webinar, Getting Students Up to Speed Using Evidence-Based Supplemental Reading Programs, co-sponsored with the LEARN Network, moderator Adrienne D. Woods, Ph.D. of SRI International shared the above quote as she explained the goal of The Leveraging Evidence to Accelerate Recovery Nationwide (LEARN) Network. Woods provided context to the attendees as to how and why the […]
“True partnerships are intentional in listening to the partner’s needs and what would work best for them. There will be a trust to sustain relationships that create success. A supportive community would do the work and collaboration, and ensure work is data driven. When there’s unified collaboration in the community, they are likely to be […]
