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“It’s OK To Be Illiterate As Long As You Are ‘Woke’.”

January 25, 2021
by Lindsay Turk
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Talk to anyone who has made education equity their life’s work, and you will find, more often than not, that at the root of their drive and determination is a painful, formative experience in which they were confronted with...

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If You’re Not Talking About Black Literacy, Then You Are Talking About The Wrong Stuff

November 11, 2020
by Rann Miller
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There are many phrases used in education circles; the phrase reading is fundamental must be one of the most used. I used to scoff at the phrase as a child. Sadly, it wasn’t until college where I actually believed...

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READING LESSON #1—TEACH THE TEACHERS

December 11, 2017
by Hilderbrand Pelzer
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How can all students learn to read by 4th grade if so many teachers struggle with teaching reading? This piece first appeared in The Philadelphia Citizen, where Hilderbrand Pelzer III contributes regular columns during the school...

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