GLR Names Chief Operating Officer
The Campaign for Grade-Level Reading today named Leslie Boissiere as Chief Operating Officer, a position which will allow her to run the day-to-day operations for our growing enterprise. Boissiere comes to the GLR Campaign after nearly two decades of work in the public, private and nonprofit sectors, where she dealt with such issues as disconnected youth, financial security for seniors and homeownership in underserved markets. She says she is looking forward to helping direct the Campaign’s... ... More »

New Resource Provides Research, Policy for Birth-to-3rd
If you're trying to make the case that early learning is worth the investment--and who isn't?--check out this new resource from the Alliance for Early Success and Child Trends. The Research Base for a Birth Through Age Eight State Policy Framework, includes citations and evidence for policies that lead to better outcomes for vulnerable children from birth through third grade. It expands on a policy framework released by the Alliance earlier this year and on Research At-A-Glance from Child Trends, a... ... More »

Education Nation Stresses Critical Role for Parents
The theme of NBC's Education Nation Summit this year was "What It Takes," and the consensus among many of the speakers was that it takes parents deeply involved in their child's learning. This starts long before children enter school. Dana Suskind, a University of Chicago pediatric surgeon who is leading the Thirty Million Word Project, spoke about the critical role that parents play in building vocabulary and cognitive skills simply by talking to their children. "Children... ... More »

Governors Detail Steps for Improving 3rd Grade Reading
We know that policy change is crucial to ensuring that more children master reading by the end of third grade, and America’s governors are crucial to ensuring that change occurs. And we know that states have been taking the lead, with more than 30 putting a stake in the ground on early childhood development and literacy. A report just issued by the National Governors Association the imperative for state leaders to take action and outlines some... ... More »

New Panel to Advise on Ending Chronic Absence
Building on the momentum from September's Attendance Awareness Month, five chief state school officers will lead a panel advising communities and states on the best policies and strategies for reducing chronic absence in the early grades. The Advisory Committee on Ending Chronic Absence also will bring together local educators, health professionals and parent advocates to develop a set of common-sense proposals that can enable schools and communities to act in concert with parents to improve attendance. The... ... More »