Campaign for Grade-Level Reading

🎉 THANK YOU! This year marks the five-year milestone of our Learning and Engagement Opportunities (LEO) framework! 🎉 Since launching LEO in September 2019, we have hosted more than 350 engaging and informative sessions – featuring almost 1,200 unique faculty – who help us highlight strategies to slow, stop and reverse learning loss; lift up big bets to accelerate equitable academic recovery; and explore the best science, ideas and programs related to early school success. We are so grateful for the 23,000 unique attendees including 1,000+ frequent fliers who join the conversation every GLR #LearningTuesdays! ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Whether you're part of a CGLR Community or coalition joining us for Crucible of Practice Salons to collaborate on resources, share bright spots and build a network of support OR Local, state and national funders joining us for Funder-to-Funder Conversations to collaborate on ways philanthropy can support & enhance education initiatives OR Community partners joining us for Peer Exchange Learning Conversations OR Educators and education advocates joining any of our weekly #LearningTuesdays webinars, one thing is certain: We are ALL committed to assuring MORE HOPEFUL FUTURES FOR CHILDREN! Thank you for five years of transformative Learning and Engagement Opportunities for this amazing network! We appreciate you all!

📅 Join us Nov 19, 12:30–2 p.m. ET for a vital #LearningTuesdays Funder-to-Funder discussion on sustaining high-impact tutoring! https://ow.ly/oIcO50PMf8y With $7.5B in #ESSER funds fueling tutoring innovations nationwide, over 10% of U.S. students have experienced high-impact, consistent small-group tutoring, showing significant gains. As ESSER funding ends, philanthropy’s role is more critical than ever in sustaining these proven programs. Hear from leaders in the field, including Christopher Helfrich of the Eat. Learn. Play. Foundation, Pete Lavorini of the Overdeck Family Foundation, Mioshi Moses, JD of the AARP Foundation, and Narric Rome of Accelerate, moderated by Alissa Hobart from the Center for Excellence in Literacy Instruction at the University of Mississippi. They will discuss how to scale high-impact tutoring, reduce costs, leverage volunteers and ensure equitable learning recovery. 📌 Register today! https://ow.ly/oIcO50PMf8y Let’s keep the momentum going for students nationwide.

📢 Exciting news! Crucible of Practice is back! Join the Campaign for Grade-Level Reading on November 12, from 12:30-2 p.m. ET as we explore a newly released brief from the William Penn Foundation Community of Practice w/ Amanda Charles that highlights the collaboration in Philadelphia that brought together researchers, practitioners, and local organizations, including Read by 4th and GLR’s Everyday Places and Spaces Coalition, to create literacy-rich environments in spaces where children and caregivers spend time. REGISTER: https://bit.ly/4f2JNod This interactive session will feature representatives from cities, counties, and communities across the Campaign for Grade-Level Reading network: Jenny Bogoni of Free Library of Philadelphia; Playful Learning Fellow Rachael Todaro; Emily Nanney of Charlotte Mecklenburg Library; and Dea Wright of the Office of Early Childhood Initiatives in City of Milwaukee, will join moderator Priscilla Little to share actionable strategies to embed literacy into everyday places—from bus stops and parks to doctors' offices and laundromats. 💡 REGISTER: https://bit.ly/4f2JNod

Join Campaign for Grade-Level Reading on Oct 29, 3-4:30 PM ET, for an important discussion on the “Honesty Gap” and shifting state standards post-pandemic. Learn how changes in state assessments and proficiency targets impact learning loss recovery, with insights from national leaders and parent perspectives. Don’t miss this critical #LearningTuesdays conversation! #HonestyGap #LearningLoss #NAEP REGISTER: https://ow.ly/MkVI50Q4MTP We're excited to be joined by our moderator Tracie Potts of Learning Heroes (US), and speakers: Jim Cowen of Collaborative for Student Success, Christy Hovanetz, Ph.D. of ExcelinEd, José Muñoz of Education Commission of the States, and Keri Rodrigues of the National Parents Union!

Don't miss #LearningTuesdays next week on 10/22 @3 pm for a special partner webinar co-hosted by Deans for Impact (DFI)! Remember, registering for our webinars is FREE and if you can't join us live, registering ensures you receive the recording, follow-up summary and all resources shared during the webinar! REGISTER HERE: https://ow.ly/1Ibi50QolLE

Join Playful Learning Landscapes Action Network (PLLAN) on October 23 from 1-2pm ET for their webinar, Playful Learning Conversations: Implementing Playful Learning Landscapes! In this session, Executive Director Sarah Lytle will be joined by Heidi Segall Levy, AIA, SEED, Senior Project Manager at Watchdog Real Estate Project Management, Sara Sorenson, Founder of Museum of Makers and Innovators (MOMI) and by Jennifer Brevoort, President and Founder of PopUpPlay, for an engaging discussion about the process of implementing Playful Learning Landscapes in communities. This session will offer a dynamic exploration of how Playful Learning Landscapes come to life and create lasting impacts in communities. REGISTER HERE: https://lnkd.in/eF4shSgR

On 10/22 at 3pm ET for #LearningTuesdays the Campaign for Grade-Level Reading is excited to partner with Deans for Impact (DFI) for our next #BigBets webinar on #TeacherTraining - because when K–12 school districts + teacher-prep programs work *together* to build and sustain quality teacher pipelines, everyone succeeds. Valerie Sakimura of DFI will moderate a discussion about their work w/ representatives from two local partnerships between school districts and university #TeacherPrep programs: Tracy Huziak-Clark, Ph.D. from Bowling Green State University + Principal Zeb Kellough of Crim Elementary School in Bowling Green, Ohio as well as Willis Walter, PhD from Virginia State University + Superintendent Melody D. Hackney, Ed.D. of HOPEWELL CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. REGISTER + JOIN US: https://ow.ly/1Ibi50QolLE

Join Campaign for Grade-Level Reading on 10/8 for a critical conversation exploring recent data and analysis from NWEA, Curriculum Associates, and McKinsey & Company. **If you're a school leader, educator or policymaker, this webinar is an opportunity to unpack these numbers and uncover the trends that are shaping the future of education!** REGISTER: https://ow.ly/MkVI50Q4MTP We're excited to be joined by a panel that includes: Megan Kuhfeld of NWEA, Robert Runcie of Chiefs for Change, Lucrecia Santibañez of UCLA Center for the Transformation of Schools, Doug Scott of McKinsey & Company, Allison Socol, Ph.D. of EdTrust, and Kelsey Young of Curriculum Associates. Hedy Chang of Attendance Works will moderate!

On 10/1 at 3pm ET for #LearningTuesdays the Campaign for Grade-Level Reading is excited to host author Dan Wuori to discuss his new book, "The Daycare Myth: What We Get Wrong About Early Care and Education (and What We Should Do About It). Author Ellen Galinsky of AASA, The School Superintendents Association will moderate and Daniel Hains of National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), Lisa Roy of Colorado Department of Early Childhood, and Jessica Sager of All Our Kin, Inc. Join us! REGISTER: https://ow.ly/1Ibi50QolLE

🚨 The ESSER Funding Cliff is approaching! 🚨 Join Campaign for Grade-Level Reading on Sept. 24, 3–4:30 p.m. ET for a critical #LearningTuesdays conversation on how states used $190B in #ESSER funds to combat pandemic learning loss. Hear from chief state school officers about what worked, key lessons learned + the future of education funding as we approach the Sept. 30 deadline. REGISTER: https://ow.ly/MkVI50Q4MTP Don't miss out on this rare opportunity! We're excited to be joined by Susana Cordova from Colorado Department of Education; Katie Jenner from the Indiana Department of Education; Charlene M. Russell-Tucker from Connecticut State Department of Education; McKenzie Snow from Iowa Department of Education; and moderator Bill Hite of KnowledgeWorks #ESSER #Education #LearningRecovery #K12