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LOUISVILLE, KY – JANUARY 24: Two girls read a book together during a lesson at Carter Traditional Elementary School on January 24, 2022 in Louisville, Kentucky. Students in the district are returning to in-person class after two weeks of Non-Traditional Instruction (NTI) due to staffing issues caused by a surge of the COVID-19 omicron variant. (Photo by Jon Cherry/Getty Images)
Guests:
Kareem Weaver, co-founder, Fulcrum, a non-profit focused on improving reading outcomes for students. Weaver is also a member of the Oakland NAACP Education Committee, a senior fellow for the National Council on Teacher Quality, and an award-winning teacher and administrator in Oakland.
Emily Hanford, senior producer and correspondent, American Public Media. Hanford is the creator of the podcast “Hard Words,” which focuses on why children aren’t being taught to read. She is working on “Sold a Story,” a new podcast about the missteps in teaching children how to read.
John Fensterwald, editor-at-large, EdSource, an independent not-for-profit research and reporting organization
