DC Kindergarten educators: The DC State Board of Ed team summarized some of the new #literacy opportunities and requirements in a 1-pager. Please share your feedback and questions at sboe.dc.gov/FY25literacy.

“…If schools do a better job of building knowledge for kids from less highly educated families, they can significantly improve their chances of upward mobility—and probably their children’s…” open.substack.com/pub/nataliewex…

We did it, DC! Thanks to our advocacy, funding is secured for new literacy initiatives! By 2026, all Kindergarten teachers will get structured literacy training to boost early reading!

Calling on Kindergarten teachers: Join us on Sept 5th for a “Back to School Literacy Mixer” at MLK Jr. Memorial Library! DC Public Library

“…Parents were glad to have 4 extra weeks of free, safe and structured learning time. Teachers were eager to keep their students on track and were excited about the extra pay: a 10% increase in salary and an automatic $10,000 bonus.” the74million.org/article/richmo…

Great news from Storyshares and 95percentgroup to support literacy growth for often overlooked older students in grades 2 - 8. prweb.com/releases/95-pe…

“…teachers of older children—who report that nearly half of their students have difficulty reading—say they need more training too…” We appreciate Storyshares and Project For Adolescent Literacy Seek Common Ground for literacy leadership in Grades 2-12.

“…we combat the increase in misinformation by teaching ways to validate accuracy, including SIFT(Stop, Investigate, Find, Trace), & the “PROVEN” Source Eval. method (Purpose, Relevance, Objectivity, Verifiability, Expertise & Newness)” theconversation.com/verifying-fact…

“…DC traditional schools, public charter schools & community orgs collectively offer 14,000 free pre-K slots. The city boasts impressive enrollment rates, w/ 80% of 3-year-olds & 88% of 4-year-olds participating in DC pre-K programs.” tantvstudios.com/dcps-pre-k-ope…

Last night was incredible. More than 80 turned out for DC’s first-ever Back-to-School Literacy Mixer! We could not be more grateful to our partners for helping coordinate and promote this event: Washington Teachers' Union, DC Public Schools, DC Charter School Alliance and the OSSE.

The tenets in this article reminds us of DC’s legislation implementing its Early Literacy Task Force recs, and State Bd of Ed Allister Chang district-wide literacy leadership. bit.ly/LitFeedbackDC sboe.dc.gov/FY25literacy the74million.org/article/school…

Agree w/recs listed in this ⁦The DC Line⁩ op/ed. Also value capacity to improve absenteeism via a live dashboard to ensure reporting & to empower timely all-in multiplied community response (see Rhode Island for example). thedcline.org/2024/09/16/rus…

“…the governor sought to create a statewide sense of urgency about absenteeism. A public, online portal w/every school’s up-to-date absenteeism data was created. It updates each night. W/one click, countless follow-ups are possible.” the74million.org/article/how-a-…

An effective The Reading League⁩ video. Provides strategies to build background knowledge. When students practice w progressively complex texts & receive quick, valid feedback, they develop transferable skills across content areas. youtu.be/kt6-meHbaLg

DC’s Math Hub collects & shares evidence-based best practices for strong math growth. We love hearing more from Bright Spot schools. dcmathhub.org #dcmathhub ⁦EmpowerK12⁩ youtube.com/watch?v=1srfWy…

“…in the US, two thirds of students are not proficient readers… As Maya Angelou put it, ‘The elimination of illiteracy is as serious an issue to our history as the abolition of slavery.” TY for your leadership Kareem J. Weaver #RightToRead The Right to Read

What Happens When a 48K-Student District Commits to the ‘Science of Learning’ – The 74 the74million.org/article/what-h…

Incredible!! This Teacher Is in Her 64th Year in the Classroom. She Has No Plans to Quit edweek.org/teaching-learn…

Congrats DC Bilingual PCS for the remarkable distinction of being recognized as a 2024 National Blue Ribbon school. #BlueRibbonSchool #NBRS2024

What New Special Education Teachers Need to Succeed ascd.org/el/articles/wh… via ASCD