Literacy
Teaching History Without Stories? Your Curriculum May Need a Serious Glow Up.
From its founding, the lodestone of the Knowledge Matters Campaign has been evidence-based, content-rich English language arts (ELA) curricula. A possible unintended consequence of the success of...
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...
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...
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”...
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...
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...
