Stories

Literacy

This Black-Owned Barbershop Is Tackling Childhood Literacy, One Haircut At A Time!

Antonio Brown, owner of Central Station Barbershop and Grooming in St. Petersburg, FL, is doing more than cutting hair—he’s shaping futures. With a mission to boost literacy rates among Black and...

Read More

student achievement

St. Louis NAACP Files Federal Complaint Over Black Students’ Low Reading Scores

The St. Louis NAACP is making another move to improve literacy in local school districts — but this time, it’s looking to the federal government for help. The branch filed a complaint Aug. 19 with...

Read More

Literacy

Must-Read Books: A Love Letter to Black Authors

Have you watched the devastatingly funny movie American Fiction with its remarkable cringe/laugh ratio? Honestly, even if you haven’t, you intuitively know everything said about the “establishment”...

Read More

Literacy

Listen Up! ‘Good’ Readers May Not Be Effective Readers

You might assume that I am a “good” reader. I have an M.Ed in reading education and an Ed.D. I taught secondary reading and ELA for over a decade and read daily for work and pleasure. While I can...

Read More

Literacy

Elevate Teacher Preparation Standards to Safeguard Children's Literacy

In a critical examination of our education system, the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) revealed a disconcerting reality that demands immediate attention: the precarious state of our...

Read More

Literacy

How District Administrators Can Support Teachers With Student Literacy Gains This Year

The 2023 Nation’s Report Card by the National Center for Education Statistics (NAEP) revealed that the reading scores of 13-year-old children at all percentiles have significantly declined since...

Read More
1 2 3 4 5 Next