During this webinar, in honor of National Summer Learning Week, leaders from GLR’s longtime partner, the National Summer Learning Association (NSLA), along with leaders from three award-winning summer learning programs discussed current trends and best practices in...
Aaron Dworkin, CEO of the National Summer Learning Association (NSLA), led a discussion of leaders from award-winning summer learning programs and program culture experts, including Alec Lee, Executive Director and CoFounder, Aim High; Brodrick Clarke, Director of...
In this webinar, Michelle Sioson Hyman of Raising A Reader discussed the organization’s theory of change and the philosophy behind their commitment to partnership with other national organizations before sharing information about their exciting summer initiative,...
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 [Rogers] 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...
This Crucible of Practice Salon highlighted the innovative work of the BOOST (Building Opportunities for Out-of-School Time) grant initiative in Georgia, developed in partnership by the Georgia Department of Education and the Georgia Statewide Afterschool Network...
In this April 20, 2021 Learning Loss Recovery Challenge webinar moderated by Rhonda H. Lauer, President and CEO of Foundations, Inc., attendees heard Kylie Wheeler, Project Manager of Children’s Funding Project, and Terry K. Peterson, Senior Fellow of Furman...
As is well known, CGLR has long emphasized summer learning as a primary strategy for advancing early school success. We have advocated for the expansion of summer learning opportunities across communities and increased access for children from economically challenged...
“If we don't increase access to rich books that speak to children in a way that really honors their own identity, their community, but also expand the minds of even children who are already represented in the literature. If we don't do that, then we're actually not...
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,...
In this GLR Learning Tuesdays webinar, we took the opportunity to explore how summer learning is a “big bet working” for equitable learning recovery. Summer learning is a critical strategy to prevent the “summer slide” that occurs when schools are closed, which became...
“It's our mission to be that platform and place for educators, elevate practices, and grow professionally as they support students preschool through age 5 in our state. We do this because we truly believe that when schools and communities are well prepared to deliver...
This GLR Learning Tuesdays session included an exploration of data on pandemic-precipitated learning loss coupled with a discussion on how summer programs could be an integral part of efforts to reach and support children affected by COVID-19. Denise Forte of The...
In this Learning Tuesdays webinar, we followed our September 6 briefing on the National Partnership for Student Success with a focus on a second new federal initiative designed to assist schools and communities in accelerating equitable recovery called Engage Every...