Podcasts about reading partners

Uncover the secrets to transforming education in Tulsa as we spotlight Olivia Martin and Lisa Shotts, two remarkable leaders dedicated to closing the literacy gap. Learn how their organizations, Reading Partners and Gaining Ground, are breaking down barriers with innovative approaches such as science-based reading curricula and community-driven mentorship. Olivia and Lisa share inspiring stories of overcoming the summer slide and fostering a love for reading among underserved youth, bringing to light the power of books and personal connections in education.Explore creative strategies that ignite a passion for reading in children. Discover initiatives like culturally relevant book buses, free book fairs, and unique programs encouraging kids to read aloud, even to their pets, to build confidence. With community partnerships placing libraries in unexpected places and incentivizing reading with engaging rewards, these efforts aim to weave reading seamlessly into everyday life, nurturing not just literacy but a lifelong love of learning.Join the movement to support education by engaging with Oklahoma's community-driven initiatives. From advocating for smaller class sizes and competitive teacher salaries to volunteering with organizations like Educate 918 and City Year, there are countless ways to get involved. As Olivia and Lisa highlight, this is a call to action for everyone to contribute—whether through time, resources, or simply spreading the word. Be inspired to foster educational equality and make a lasting impact in your community.To volunteer and or donate, please make sure to check out Gaining Ground, https://gaininggroundliteracy.org/, and Reading Partners, https://readingpartners.org/get-involved/where-how/tulsa/

Send us a textPlease Support Our Show❤️https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=88DP4YMVETHFQAdvertise with us:https://theliteracyview.com/contact/Join our Facebook Group✅https://www.facebook.com/share/g/msdoTSwSiQvbtUW9/?mibextid=qtnXGeEmail us: FaithandJudy@gmail.comFaith's Book Links-https://a.co/d/5bv8AdEhttps://a.co/d/50d2qWZThe One About…Teachers Need Support to Teach Reading in Grades 3-8: RAND RESEARCH REPORT What's Missing from Teachers' Toolkits to Support Student Reading in Grades 3-8?Findings from the RAND American Teacher Panelhttps://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/research_reports/RRA3300/RRA3358-1/RAND_RRA3358-1.pdf Anna Shapiro is an associate policy researcher at the RAND Corporation with a focus on early childhood education and special education. Her research interests include strengthening early care and education systems, increasing access to high-quality public early learning opportunities, improving the educational experiences of children receiving special education services and children with developmental differences, and evaluations of programs and policies impacting children in PK-20. Rebecca SutherlandAssociate Director of Research at AERDFRebecca Sutherland is an experienced qualitative and quantitative researcher who's built a career working in public education at both the state (Massachusetts) and local district (Denver Public Schools) levels, along with some stints at national ed non-profits that partner directly with districts and schools. As Director of Assessment at Reading Partners from 2014-2017 Rebecca led the measurement of student learning needs and growth.https://aerdf.org/team/rebecca-sutherland/Here are the two assessments that are validated for use with older readers through high school:ROAR (Rapid Online Assessment of Reading): modular administration, free to schools and districtsCapti Assess: explicitly designed to test reading comprehension and foundational skills of students in grades 3-12  Support the showThe Literacy View is an engaging and inclusive platform encouraging respectful discussion and debate about current issues in education.

“Collaboration does not have to be about corruption; it can be about cooperation.” (pg 78 of God's Ghostwriters)Have you ever stopped to wonder how the biblical texts were actually written down, and by who (or… whom)? In this episode of the podcast, I chat with Dr Candida Moss about her newest book, God's Ghostwriters, which is about that very thing. In her own words, Candida is known as a bit of an iconoclast, and this book doesn't disappoint in that regard, shedding light on (and raising questions about) the nature of inspiration. Chapters01:00 Introduction and Background12:05 Enslaved Collaborators in the New Testament19:23 Challenging Traditional Notions of Authorship21:39 The Use of Shorthand in Ancient Writing25:06 Interpretation and Alteration in the Transmission Process33:41 The Role of Enslaved People in Biblical Texts49:41 Challenging Traditional Interpretations55:59 The Influence of Paratexts01:01:25 Broadening Perspectives in Bible ReadingSound Bites* "Enslaved collaborators wouldn't have made changes to the texts that they were receiving. That doesn't mean they're corrupting things, they might be improving them."* "There's no theological reason why you could not have more people. You can still have your authors. You just have more of them."* "Ancient shorthand seems to only have been learned by enslaved or formerly enslaved people because it takes two years to remember."* "The story of the paralytic... centers enslaved loyalty"* "Paratexts deeply influence... how we read and think about [the Bible]"KeywordsCandida Moss, God's Ghost Writers, New Testament, enslaved collaborators, authorship, Bible, secretaries, copyists, divine inspiration, shorthand, interpretation, transmission process, enslaved people, biblical texts, interpretation, marginalized communities, Paul, Gospel narratives, sexual ethics, historical context Get full access to Marc Jolicoeur (aka Jolly Thoughts) at marcjolicoeur.substack.com/subscribe

Statistics show that only 32% of fourth graders across the country can read proficiently on average, and students in marginalized communities have much less reading comprehension than their peers. Podcast host Cary Broussard met Alicia Mitchell while volunteering with the nonprofit organization Reading Partners, which provides one-on-one tutoring sessions to strengthen phonemic awareness in elementary school children.Cary interviews Alicia about her experiences as a tutor and how she has overcome adversity and obstacles in her own life. Alicia grew up being her own best advocate. She says she became her own mentor in her continuous journey of lifelong learning - earning certifications and degrees to strengthen her commitment to helping others better themselves.Alicia shares her personal experience as a regional director with Reading Partners, the impact it had on her daughter's reading skills and the thousands of kids enrolled in the first to third grade program.Learn more about Reading Partners tutors by visiting their website and seeing how you can help in your community. Interested in career and personal growth? Reach out to Cary to learn more about her career coaching services.  Alicia Mitchell hosts a podcast called OvercometheChallenge.

Hello Well Women! Today on the show I interview Viva Asmelash. She is a passionate workplace consultant and certified inclusion strategist specializing in forward-thinking employee engagement, equity-centered strategic planning, values-driven branding, and critical team conversations. Viva's professional purpose is to create environments where people feel truly seen and are inspired to be their best and most authentic selves. She often facilitates inclusive executive group coaching, delivers engaging keynotes and panel discussions, and crafts org-wide education experiences for clients like IDEO U, MiQ, and Reading Partners. As the co-founder of Liberation Labs, she proudly co-designed the first-of-its-kind Culturally-Aware Feedback Training™. She also co-authored the viral 2023 Harvard Business Review article, Creating Psychological Safety for Black Women at Your Company.As a first-generation Eritrean-American, Viva leverages a unique, lifelong perspective on race, gender, culture, belonging, privilege, and education access. With this lens and her breadth of experience, she takes deep care in helping teams evolve their people + inclusion ethos and efforts—all in hopes of planting seeds for collective liberation and joy.We discuss:How to Gain awareness of how identity factors into our pathways to emotional and psychological safety at workHow we can Swap "saviorism" for solidarityAnd why making workplaces safer and better for Black women actually benefits everyone.In celebration of Black History Month, I also want to highlight past episodes featuring the work and lives of Black women.265 The Urgency For Equal Rights - Carol Jenkins was President and CEO of the ERA Coalition/Fund for Women's Equality, which aims to amend the U.S. Constitution to include the Equal Rights Amendment, something many Americans believe already happened.298 How to Make and Keep Friends with Dr. Marisa G. Franco author of NYT bestselling book Platonic303 When Black Women Thrive at Work with Ericka Hines, author of Black Women Thriving, a report and call to action which seeks to define what it means for Black women to thrive in the workplace and determine how they find joy, success, and stability at work.245 Leading Inside the Beltway with Dr. C Nicole Mason, the past president and chief executive officer of the Institute for Women's Policy Research, a leading voice on pay equity, economic policies, and research impacting women.The Well Woman Show is thankful for support from Collective Action Strategies - a consulting firm that supports systemic change so that women and families thrive, and by the Well Woman Life Movement Challenge Quiz at wellwomanlife.com/quiz

Many schools are expanding tutoring services and personalized instruction to address learning loss caused by the pandemic. This episode features Reading Partners, a successful national nonprofit that mobilizes community volunteers to provide one-on-one tutoring to students who struggle with reading in under-resourced elementary schools. MDRC has been working with Reading Partners for nearly 15 years to help document and improve the program's effectiveness. MDRC's rigorous evaluation of Reading Partners found that its program boosted three different measures of reading proficiency, including reading comprehension, for second- to fifth-graders.   In the first episode of a series celebrating MDRC's 50th anniversary and our longtime collaborators, join Leigh Parise as she talks with Dean Elson, Chief Knowledge Officer at Reading Partners, and Robin Jacob, a Research Professor at Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan and Co-Director of the Youth Policy Lab. Jacob helped lead MDRC's evaluation of Reading Partners and is currently studying their distance learning model, Reading Partners Connects. Elson and Jacob discuss MDRC's study of Reading Partners, how to get volunteers to teach reading effectively, and how technology will continue to play a role in tutoring.

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'Reading Partners' – Silicon Valley's Outreach for Assistance: Commencing its journey in Silicon Valley in 1999 as "Yes Reading," Reading Partners rapidly expanded its presence. Shortly afterward, it extended its reach across California by 2007, eventually evolving into a national nonprofit organization. This transformation mobilized communities, allowing them to provide students with the essential and specialized reading support needed to achieve grade-level proficiency by the fourth grade. Moreover, by establishing solid partnerships with teachers, parents, and community volunteers and equipping tutors with thoughtfully crafted, research-based lesson plans, Reading Partners effectively nurtures students. This approach helps them become confident and enthusiastic readers. Continuing this remarkable path, they expanded their reach into 12 diverse U.S. regions. In each of these regions, they introduced a groundbreaking blueprint in 2018. By 2022, they had successfully conducted over 2.5 million tutoring sessions. America's Child Illiteracy Problem: Two out of every ten children enter kindergarten with skills two to three years lower than their grade level, and another two children start school with a one-year disadvantage Illiteracy is a significant factor in whether adolescents graduate from high school. One in 6 high school students — or about 1.2 million teens — drop out each year Children of adults with low literacy skills are 72% more likely to be at a low reading level in school * Data cited from internet sources and may not be 100% updated Reading Partners Mission: Reading Partners aims to help children become lifelong readers by empowering communities to provide individualized instruction with measurable results. About the Guests: Starting with Felicia Webb, she has an impressive career spanning over two decades in both the education and nonprofit sectors. Initially, she held roles as an educator and therapist, later transitioning into a leadership consultant. Before fully committing to nonprofits, she guided individuals in their career journeys. Furthermore, Felicia excels in nonprofit management, creating educational materials, and securing grants. She also possesses a talent for workplace evaluation. Additionally, she's initiated projects to enhance reading skills, facilitate job placements, and promote community rehabilitation. Fueled by her unwavering commitment, she consistently advocates for a holistic approach to youth education, often fondly recalling her foundational days as a teacher. On the other hand, Michael Andrade is the Director of Development at Reading Partners. With an equally rich background spanning two decades, Michael brings a wealth of skills to the table. Specifically, he excels in strategic planning and DEI facilitation. Furthermore, he's renowned for mentoring executives, bridging gaps within senior teams and organizations, and providing specialized business consultancy. As a result, his extensive expertise greatly benefits Reading Partners. In this Episode: In this episode, we'll discuss Reading Partners, originally known as "Yes Reading," which began its journey in Silicon Valley in 1999. Following that, we'll explore how they expanded, first in California by 2007 and then into 12 other regions across the U.S. Afterward, we'll delve into their pivotal 2018 plan, which played a significant role in improving children's reading skills. As we approach the end, you'll be fascinated to discover that they've conducted an impressive 2.5 million tutoring sessions by 2022. So, if you're interested in stories about education, community engagement, and remarkable achievements, this episode is just for you! "Empowering children through literacy is the bridge to a brighter future." – Felicia Webb Show Notes: A brief overview of Reading Partners and its origins, tracing back to Yes Reading's beginnings in Silicon Valley in 1999 How the shift in branding changed the organization's direction 2007 – A Milestone Year: Exploration of the ambitious expansion throughout California Tracing the growth of Reading Partners into 12 strategic regions across the U.S. How the organization reached a milestone of 2.5 million tutoring sessions by 2022 A deep dive into the various programs initiated by Reading Partners to tackle literacy, under-employment, and more About the importance of creating and sustaining strong community relationships Why Reading Partners advocate for a comprehensive approach to child education Lessons from the Field: Insights from Felicia Webb's experience as an adjunct college professor, therapist, and workforce development counselor How important organizations like Reading Partners are in shaping community growth and education Links Mentioned: Bank of America Cisco Leo M. Shortino Family Foundation Qualcomm Donate to ReadingPartners.org Connect with Felicia Webb and Reading Partners: Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | YouTube | Reading Partners Org If you or someone you know faces barriers with reading, Contact Reading Partners: Address: 600B Valley Way Milpitas, CA, 95035 Phone: +1 (510) 444-9800Email: felicia.webb@readingpartners.org

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You'd be surprised by the positive impact you can have on your community in just 45 minutes per week. If you want to learn how to make a huge difference in under an hour, you won't want to miss this episode of Shift Out Loud!I speak to Olivia Martin, who is championing students, teachers, parents, and volunteers in the meaningful work of literacy for children in Tulsa and the surrounding areas. As the Executive Director of Reading Partners of Tulsa, she works to provide students with the support they need to read at grade level by fourth grade, partnering with under-resourced schools and pairing kids with volunteer reading partners.During our conversation, we dig into her experience in the Leadership Tulsa program, how her daughter's passion for the theatre led to an unexpected shift in Olivia's career, and how she's making an INCREDIBLE difference in her community.Listen now to discover: How to get more comfortable asking for money while in a fundraising roleWhy we're currently experiencing a crisis in youth literacy — and what needs to happen in order to fix it  How to play a role in the Reading Partners mission, in just 45 minutes per week  Guest bio: Olivia Martin is a devoted advocate for education and the Tulsa community who brings more than two decades of experience in teaching, school administration, development, and civic engagement to her role as the executive director or Reading Partners of Tulsa. She envisions a big, bold future for Reading Partners Tulsa and looks forward to nurturing data-driven growth and collaborative partnerships in the service of students' literacy and a life-long love of learning.Timestamps:01:49  Intro03:04  Meet Olivia Martin05:25  Leadership Tulsa 09:06  YWCA, Tulsa Dream Center, Theatre Tulsa & Collegiate Hall12:11  Performance, theatre & extroversion15:47  Fundraising17:58  Vital literacy statistics22:09  Julia Louis-Dreyfuss & Toni Morrison30:13  Reading Partners35:58  May Fest, fundraising gala & Stacey Abrams40:41  Getting involved & what's nextLinks:Olivia Martinhttps://readingpartners.org/location/tulsahttps://readingpartners.org/donateWiser Than Me™ with Julia Louis-Dreyfushttps://lemonadamedia.com/show/wiser-than-me-with-julia-louis-dreyfusDiscover your tactical leadership toolkit: https://www.exceptionalleaderslab.comInterested in working with me or having me speak at your event? Visit: https://tracyspears.comVisit my resource library for tools that will help you play bigger: https://tracyspears.com/blog—Connect with me:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tracylspearsFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/TracySpearsSpeakerTwitter: @tracylspearsInstagram: @tracylspearsIf you love the podcast, please consider leaving a rating and review — this will help others discover how to play a bigger game.

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Students across the board in Minnesota fell behind in math, reading and other school subjects during distance learning in the COVID-19 pandemic.  Only about 51 percent of Minnesota children hit reading benchmarks in 2022, a drop of eight percentage points since just prior to the pandemic in 2019. Fewer than 46 percent of students met or exceeded math standards, a drop of 10 percentage points. Students of color and students from low-income families fell even farther behind. Educators are grappling with how to address this “learning loss,” or as some call it, “teaching loss.” One promising approach might be intensive tutoring, either in small groups or one-on-one.   A tutor can give a steady dose of encouragement for kids who are disheartened. Tutors who are trained or who use a proven curriculum can also meet students where they are and focus on exactly the skills that need improvement — whether that's phonics or fractions.   Listen to a rebroadcast of a conversation that aired at the beginning of the school year with MPR News host Angela Davis and the directors of two free Minnesota tutoring programs. If you want to volunteer to tutor, Reading Partners is recruiting tutors for 10 sites next school year. School districts also often run their own tutoring programs during the school year and over the summer, as do libraries, including branches of the Saint Paul Public Library and Hennepin County Library. Guests:  Brooke Rivers is executive director of Reading Partners Twin Cities, the regional branches of the national nonprofit literacy organization. The local program places reading tutors in eight metro schools and plans to be in 10 elementary schools next fall.   Lesa Clarkson is an associate professor of mathematics education in the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Minnesota. She's also the founder of the math tutoring program Prepare2Nspire.

This week the ladies are ranting all over the place about Cannoli Dip and Body Pressure through our entertainment. Hot tip on the dip? Jessica hated it.  -Trigger warnings for this episode are eating disorders and sexual assault.- *** Jess Corner- Golden Oldies  https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/meditation-could-protect-older-people-against-alzheimers-according-to-new-research/   Dana Corner- Weirdo of the Week  http://weekinweird.com/2019/06/11/meet-devin-person-real-life-wizard-grants-wishes-new-york-city-subway/ **** Jess Rave - Volunteer Opportunities with Reading Partners Readingpartners.org   Reading Partners is a national nonprofit that mobilizes communities to provide students with the proven, individualized reading support they need to read at grade level by fourth grade. We know that reading is the foundation for all future learning. The ability to read transforms lives and empowers children and communities to reach their full potential. Research shows that students who read at grade level by fourth grade have a greater opportunity to succeed in school and beyond. That's why we partner with under-resourced schools and engage volunteer reading partners to work one-on-one with students who struggle with reading. Our volunteers provide hour-long tutoring sessions to students— following a structured, evidence-based curriculum developed with an expert team of curriculum advisors. Our program model works and is backed by evidence-based research which proves that our students make significant gains in reading.   Dana Rave - Most commonly asked question during Fashion Week is "What where you wearing?"  It is also what is asked after someone has been raped. One context is meant to shame, one is meant to celebrate agency and fashion. A group of people have been fighting for the United Nations to recognize rape in peace time. So they walked in New York Fashion Week's first Survivor Fashion Show, where rape survivors walked the runway in the outfit they were raped in to reclaim and rebuke the stigma around "What were you wearing?"  They invited diplomats from around the world and they came. Almost exactly a year later, the United Nations Survivor Rights Resolution was passed. The resolution, co-sponsored by 84 countries and led by Sierra Leone, was passed Friday. The text within the measure adopted by the General Assembly urges all nations to: Recognize rape in peacetime (within the framework of national and international law) Take effective measures in providing victims and survivors access to justice Provide survivors access to reparations and assistance Condemn all forms of sexual and gender-based violence   https://www.instagram.com/reel/Co-i3V3jxWY/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

The Tulsa chapter of Reading Partners has been assisting literacy-challenged elementary-school students in our community since 2013.

Reading isn't just a timepass or a way to achieve better marks. Reading is a skill that helps you walk through difficulties of life, learn more about this world, peek into the past, travel into future, understand the society…! This is why, the work done by Reading Partners is so important. Reading Partners is a national nonprofit that mobilizes communities to provide students with the proven, individualized reading support they need to read at grade level by fourth grade. Let's know more from it's Silicon Valley branch executive director Felicia Webb. Host: Rajeshwari Kalyanam

Kids have fallen behind in school due to their time away from school. It is an even more significant educational gap in underserved communities. Reading partners seeks to bridge that gap and empower students to become lifelong readers. My guest the CEO of Reading Partners is Adeola (“Ola”) Whitney. Ola believes that all students deserve the opportunity to reach their full potential in school and beyond and that early literacy is a foundational driver of educational opportunities. Ola brings 20+ years of educational leadership experience to the CEO role. Since returning to Reading Partners in the fall of 2020, Ola has led the organization through the development of a new strategic plan, the rollout of an online tutoring platform, and several new partnerships, an increase in the size and diversity of the national board. You can find out more on their website: https://readingpartners.org/All Business. No Boundaries.Welcome to All Business. No Boundaries, a collection of supply chain stories by DHL...Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Support the show

Reading Partners is a national nonprofit that provides students with proven, individualized reading support needed to read at grade level by 4th grade. CEO Adeola Whitney discusses the importance of reading and how the pandemic widened the gap for students in under-resourced communities.

In this episode, we are joined by Jessica Paz-Cedillos and Vanessa Shieh, Co-Executive Directors at the School of Arts and Culture at the Mexican Heritage Plaza in East San José. During the pandemic, the Mexican Heritage Plaza became a community hub for essential resources and information, feeding over 50,000 residents, testing 15,000 individuals, and vaccinating 25,000 people. We talk to Jessica and Vanessa about their work at the Mexican Heritage Plaza over the last several years, their ability to pivot during the pandemic, and their unique journeys to their current leadership roles. I also learned about the Class XLI Fellows Program dialogue exercise that had a significant impact on Jessica during a critical time in her life. About Jessica Paz-Cedillos Jessica is the daughter of immigrant parents from Mexico and El Salvador. She was born and raised in East Oakland and knows firsthand the impact that arts and culture can have to build pride, preserve our heritage, and fuel community and economic development. Jessica has dedicated her career to the public sector, working for organizations like the ACLU and SOMOS Mayfair, where she helped to double the organization's budget. Jessica is excited to be leading the School of Arts & Culture at the Mexican Heritage Plaza — a vibrant, cultural institution in East San Jose — and looks forward to continuing her work in the Mayfair community. About Vanessa Shieh Vanessa lives, works, and plays in San Jose. She has served as the Associate Director for the School of Arts and Culture at MHP since 2012 and is now the organization's longest-serving employee. During that time, she has helped to transform the Mexican Heritage Plaza from an underused facility into a trusted community hub and anchor. With over 15 years of experience in nonprofit accounting and organizational development, Vanessa continues to ground the Plaza's team and partners in strategic perspectives that seek answers to the question: how can we create a better normal? She served as the Interim Executive Director for the organization between June 2018 and February 2019. Before joining the School, Vanessa worked with Cultural Initiatives Silicon Valley; Reading Partners; and Next Door Solutions to Domestic Violence. She is deeply committed to finding the intersection of the local community's needs and the creative sector's insights. Vanessa has an MBA with an emphasis in Accounting from Golden Gate University and a BA in English from the University of San Francisco.

About Dr. Elizabeth Brands: Elizabeth R. Brands, Ed.D., is a dedicated, strategic, and passionate leader. She brings a wealth of organizational leadership experience from occupying key roles in education institutions, nonprofits, and foundations across the region. Elizabeth's early career experience as a classroom teacher informed her approach that successful community investment must coordinate systems that children and families intersect with to spark impact and demonstrate empathy and respect for others' lived experiences. As a foundation program officer, she evaluated community organizations to inform allocation of resources and coordinated diverse groups of local, state, and regional stakeholders to develop systems-level change. In her role as Executive Director of Reading Partners in Oklahoma, Elizabeth oversaw a high growth organization, driving towards common city-wide goals and leading the organization to triple in scale within four years. Under her leadership, she created and implemented a city-wide grade-level reading campaign in partnership with the local superintendent and Mayor, which included a Mayoral executive order allowing all city employees to volunteer on paid, city time. Elizabeth also taught a Measurements and Evaluation course in the School of Urban Education at the University of Tulsa. Before being named President & CEO of The Morris Foundation, Elizabeth was Head of Education Giving at The Morris Foundation. She also serves Read Fort Worth as its Executive Director. Elizabeth earned her Master of Education from the University of Notre Dame and her Doctorate in Education from the University of Oklahoma in Educational Administration Curriculum and Supervision. As President & CEO of The Morris Foundation, Elizabeth brings a unique range of professional experiences that allows her to understand the perspectives of a diverse range of constituents including nonprofit agencies, education systems, and ultimately – the children, families, and adults whom The Morris Foundation's mission strives to serve. About The Morris Foundation: The Morris Foundation, headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, was founded in 1986 by Linda C. and Jack B. Morris. The Foundation serves Fort Worth, and Tarrant County, Texas and focuses its support in the areas of education, healthcare and social services. In 2021, the Foundation supported 102 organizations. For more information - www.themorrisfoundation-fw.com, or 817-363-2000.

Shukurat Adamoh-Faniyan, Executive Director of Reading Partners DC, joins the show and we cover a lot of topics, like why every organization should have a level of flexibility when it comes to their work, how to balance short-term metrics with long-terms goals, and funders' actual role in community-centered fundraising. Shukurat is an inspiring leader that is asking her staff to think completely differently about how they address the work - it's not about just continuing to provide services for the long haul, she's asking them what it would look like to eradicate the literacy gap in the first place. She challenges us to ask - are we even out here trying to solve the right problems? Listen to this episode where we explore the importance of mutual and self-interest, sharing our stories, and the need to respect community leadership and expertise when it comes to human work. Episode highlights:  (02:23) - Get to know Shukurat: A nonprofit leader rooted in the importance of community involvement through education. (05:19) - Virtual volunteer management: How was it like to lead Reading Partners through the pandemic crisis? (11:16) - On the complexity of education funding and how the relationship with funders changed while building a new model of work. (17:10) - How do we eradicate this problem?: Asking the right questions to shift the conversation around conscious education investment. (28:51) - “Is this sector here just so we feel good?”: Understanding the funders' actual role in community-centered fundraising. (35:07) - Shukurat's experience as Executive Director of Reading Partners DC: How has the fundraising work impacted her self-development? (39:47) - How can we fix the dynamic?: On self-interest and the importance of sharing stories to make a change. (49:46) - Shukurat's contact and how to reach out to Reading Partners DC to know more about them and become a volunteer.

Adeola (“Ola”) Whitney has 20+ years of experience in both education and community service. After earning her Bachelor's degree from Oberlin College in English and African-American Studies, she held leadership and management roles with Playworks, Kaplan, and McGraw-Hill. In her first role with Reading Partners, she served as Chief Regional Operations Officer, overseeing most parts of the organization while managing over a dozen Executive Directors across the country. Later, at iMentor, Ola led the expansion and implementation of the college-success program and managed executive leadership in the Bay Area, Baltimore, Chicago, and New York City. Now, Ola is back at Reading Partners as the organization's CEO. Reading Partners' mission is to unlock student potential by raising reading achievement in 12 key regions around the U.S. Ola Whitney is a passionate leader who sincerely believes that one person can make a difference in the world, and she is doing her part to lead by example. To get access to all episodes and free resources, visit  ChangingLivesPodcast.com.

For more than 10 years, Jeffrey Zwillenberg has focused his career in education reform to help ensure that all kids have the opportunity to be successful in school and beyond. As the Senior Executive Director of Reading Partners Baltimore, Jeffrey leads a staff and AmeriCorps team of 35+ members, achieving programmatic, community engagement, and fundraising goals to further expand and evolve Reading Partners' impact on Baltimore students and throughout Baltimore communities. Prior to Reading Partners, Jeffrey held several roles at national nonprofit New Leaders, including the national director of program operations and the national director of city team operations.

Peter, Robby, and Casey talk about the Chris Stewart piece: "Yes, America is Racist, no you shouldn't teach my kids if you disagree." https://educationpost.org/yes-america-is-racist-no-you-shouldnt-teach-my-kids-if-you-disagree/ Peter and Casey also interview Adeola Whitney, CEO of Reading Partners, a national nonprofit that mobilizes communities to provide students with the proven, individualized reading support they need to read at grade level by fourth grade.

Adeola Whitney is the CEO of a national early literacy nonprofit, "Reading Partners" which is a New York Times-endorsed organization that mobilizes volunteer tutors across the country to work one-on-one with awe-inspiring students because they believe in educational equity and that early literacy is the key to success in school and beyond. Last year on the heels of the pandemic, the nonprofit created Reading Partners Connects, a digital program to help support students in under-resourced schools reading below grade level. The innovative online program has allowed Reading Partners to continue to partner with schools and provide volunteer-led one-on-one literacy instruction to students in situations where school campuses are closed to volunteers or where students are in blended learning environments.

In our eighth episode we hear from Michael Lombardo, CEO and Founder of BookNook. Before starting BookNook, Michael was the CEO of Reading Partners, a nonprofit he grew to be one of the largest children's literacy nonprofits in America. According to the National Assessment of Educational Progress, only 35% of 4th graders in the United States performed at a proficient or better level on the 2019 reading assessment. BookNook is a company on a mission to get all students reading proficiently by ensuring every child has access to a world-class reading teacher. In this episode we learn about Michael's journey from CEO of Reading Partners to starting BookNook, how BookNook has adapted to fully online learning and what the results have been, and business decisions the company has made in order to uphold their values. We also talk about differences Michael has reflected on between leading a nonprofit and leading a social enterprise and what the future looks like for BookNook.

Researchers and education advocates have shared that by the end of the COVID-19 pandemic, many students will be at least half a grade level behind. This statistic only worsens for students of color – particularly Black, Latinx and Indigenous students – and students in low income, rural, and/or public schools.This “COVID Slide” threatens to exacerbate already-existing educational inequities and keeps marginalized students at a disadvantage. Reading Partners, an early literacy non-profit, aims to mitigate this inequities through one-on-one literacy tutoring to underserved students – a mission that has only been solidified since the onset of the pandemic.Reading Partners' CEO Adeola Whitney joins Kesi Felton, founder of Better to Speak, for the first interview of season two of The Podcast. Here, they discuss COVID slide and the power of community and literacy to mitigate its affects.--Find Better to SpeakTwitter | Facebook | Instagramwww.bettertospeak.org Find Reading PartnersTwitter | Facebook | Instagramwww.readingpartners.org --Sources and Additional Resources:When Covid-19 closed schools, Black, Hispanic and poor kids took biggest hit in math, readingMind the gap: COVID-19 is widening racial disparities in learning, so students need help and a chance to catch upReport: Steeper COVID slide expected in math than readingJust-in-Time vs. Just-in-Case Scaffolding: How to Foster Productive Perseverance Become a Reading Partners volunteer:https://readingpartners.org/volunteer/  LEARN MORE AND DONATE: Better to Speak: The Book Drive (March 8-31)Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/better-to-speak-the-podcast/donations

What you will learn in this episode:How to choose better relationships or boundaries as a starting point on moving from performance to intimacy.How to do the inner work - find who you are, shed off old layers, do what you need to do before you end up in a resentful, bitter place.Debunking of popular sayings such as, "I'm self made", "I am a strong independent ___", "You have to earn my respect and love", "I am who I am", etc. and how that puts intimacy at arms length.About Jayme:Jayme Reyes Brunner was born in South Korea, raised in South Dakota, and has lived down and up the West coast. Now rooted in the Seattle area, she works in higher education along with her husband - Aaron. Expanding on her love for Education, she is Mrs. Washington America United where she lives out her platform Write and Read to Lead by being a tutor with Reading Partners.Utilizing her College Counseling degree, she is a Life and Career Coach and assists her clients in getting "unstuck" and advising their life transitions. In her findings, after Coaching 500 clients the last 4 years, and thousands of students for the last decade, she has found that our common thread is that we all crave intimacy, and we struggle in modern times to move from performance to intimacy. This propelled the birth of the Podcast - Relationships with Reyes. As she continues to listen and share what we all are figuring out, her life is currently being documented for a Korean Adoptee Film based on how difficult it is as an adoptee to unlearn the surviving mechanism of performance in relationships.How to reach Jayme:Instagram - @jaymealexis, @mrswashington_AUCoaching Website - http://www.jaymealexis.comScholarship Website - http://www.relationshipswithreyes.com - Our Podcast is annually awarding a scholarship to someone 16+ who is a role model in their communitySupport the show (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beauty-call-podcast/id1462542236)

Wine: Upper Eden Pinot Noir 2018Medium bodied that tends to be pretty dry. People mentioned red fruit notes when they tasted it such has cherry, raspberry and strawberry.Gisel's Bio: Gisel Martín is a problem-solving 1st-gen college graduate that loves to research. As a Business Strategist she teaches business owners how to create sustainable systems to help their businesses grow. Her BA in International Business and MA in International Education are the foundation of her approach of learning through practice to make change. She is the creator of the Relate + Elevate Podcast and Glowing Corazón. Her husband and 3 children are not only her inspiration, but her loudest cheerleaders.Nicole's Bio: Nicole Moreno-Deinzer is currently is the Founder and CEO of Epifania Magazine. A Latina lifestyle magazine. Her story has featured on Happy Apple Podcast, Livin' Latina, SheNomads, Women of Socal and more. In 2017 year she was one of the winner of AD2SF 32 Under 32. She contributed to Create Your Best Year by Clara Angelina Diaz. Before diving into the entrepreneurial world, she worked in the nonprofit sector. She worked for several nonprofits including, Reading Partners and Alzheimer's Association. ​ She studied Communication Studies at San Francisco State and received her MBA from Mills College. She was the previous Vice President of St. Elizabeth Day Home Board and was a Board Member of Bay Area Advertising Relief Committee. She is a graduate of Hispanic Foundation of Silicon Valley Latino Leadership Board Academy and is a Founding Father of the Psi Kappa, an Alpha Kappa Psi Business Fraternity chapter. She has spoken to youth at numerous high schools as well at Breakthrough Silicon Valley and Silicon Valley Women and Girls Leadership Summit and this last year she spoke at her high old school, Gilroy High School. You can usually find her in a dress (even in the winter), traveling with her husband Nicholas bugging her sisters on GroupMe and buying way too many books at used book stores.Gisel's InstagramNicole's InstagramA La Mode Branding Website A La Mode InstagramA La Mode Facebook 

What does it mean to be an embodied black woman in technology spaces? What is techno-womanism? Do spirituality and liberation have a place in our conversations about technology? To answer these questions and more The Radical AI Podcast welcomes Shamika Goddard to the show.  Shamika was born and raised in San Antonio, TX, and is the oldest of four children. Attending math and engineering camps for fun in junior high and high school, Shamika was excited about learning and eager to help save the world. After graduating from Stanford University, she served a year with AmeriCorps through Reading Partners in Queens and decided to stay in New York City. She went on to study technology and ethics at Union Theological Seminary in the city of New York and is thrilled to be serving others as a Tech Chaplain. She currently attends CU Boulder's iSchool studying technology, ethics, and social justice issues. Full show notes for this episode can be found at Radicalai.org If you enjoy this episode please make sure to subscribe, submit a rating and review, and connect with us on twitter at twitter.com/radicalaipod  

Interview with Justin Harlan/ Organization’s Name: Reading Partners-Tulsa/ Organization’s Mission: To help children become lifelong readers by empowering communities, provide individualized instructions with measureable results. / Organization’s Website: www.readingpartners.org

Interview with Justin Harlan/ Organization’s Name: Reading Partners-Tulsa/ Organization’s Mission: To help children become lifelong readers by empowering communities, provide individualized instructions with measureable results. / Organization’s Website: www.readingpartners.org

Struggling Readers Find Support from Journalist Volunteering with 'Reading Partners' Matt Bracken is a young senior editor for a Washington, D.C. based publication.  He also volunteers with Reading Partners as a literacy tutor for struggling readers.  His positive imprint is impressive as he chooses to help students succeed at a school that needs his services but is located a long distance from his own community.  Matt does not see his volunteer work with Reading Partners as a service but rather an opportunity. “It’s an opportunity to be a part of a community that would never even be in my path.  I see passionate people trying to make their community better and my tutoring allowed me to see that.” He says, “I am lucky and I think other people should be as lucky to be able to see a place that does need a little bit more love.” Check out the Your Positive Imprint Blog.  Blog (https://yourpositiveimprint.com/blog/)

Although raised in Kansas, Justin Harlan is helping shift the landscape of education in Tulsa. He’s played a role in establishing Teach for America in Oklahoma and is currently leading the way as executive director of Reading Partners Tulsa.

Now and then a “girl power” book pops up that is truly inspiring and, better yet, timely. And even better, written by actual feminists, parents, and educators who want to use their books to incite change by creating role models our daughters and sons can relate to. Sounds pretty rad right? That’s actually the name of a book series...”Rad Women”...”Rad Women A to Z”; “Rad Women Worldwide”, and now, those women Kate Schatz and her co-author/illustrator the rad Miriam Klein Stahl are out with a third book called “Rad Girls Can.” I talked with Kate and Miriam at a benefit for children's literacy hosted by Reading Partners, an organization that mobilizes communities across the Bay Area to help students read at grade level by fourth grade. Join me for a special on-stage discussion with the authors of RAD Girls Can, Miriam Klein Stahl and Kate Schatz. The book is available now.

For five years the nonprofit ‘Reading Partners’ has collaborated with low-income schools in Baltimore, pairing students who struggle to read with a community volunteer. This week those Reading Partners are back in schools, aiming to serve 900 students with the aid of 1100 tutors.Today we’ll hear from executive director Jeffrey Zwillingberg about the project’s curriculum, and from returning volunteer Robin Kessler. Plus, Principal Najib Jammal of Lakeland Elementary Middle School describes how the benefits of one-on-one coaching extend beyond literacy.

In this episode, the team returns from a not-so restful summer to catch up on all that's happening in Baltimore. They are also joined by Alexis Acciani of Reading Partners, a non-profit making strides to help curb the poor literacy rate in Baltimore.

Legal Talk Network producer Laurence Colletti interviews Kathy Taylor, the former mayor of Tulsa, at the National Association of Legal Assistants (NALA) 40th Annual Convention. Together they discuss her involvement in NALA, her passion about early literacy, and the ways in which paralegals, other legal professionals, and any educated adult can help young children succeed by teaching them to read.

Around the world, nearly 800 million people are illiterate. That means one out of every 10 people would have a hard time reading this sentence. While global literacy rates improved over the last 25 years, progress has since stalled, especially for women and girls. And this isn’t only a developing world problem – 32 million Americans can’t read and write.Today, literacy is as complex as it is powerful. What it means to be literate in different contexts is changing rapidly as digital skills become increasingly important and technology grows more sophisticated and more available. These advances create new and exciting opportunities to tackle basic literacy challenges, and produce new literacy challenges in their own right.Educators and organizations all over the world are working hard in their communities to understand and address these issues. Literacy organizations such as Room to Read and Reading Partners are facing these challenges head-on whether in India, South Africa or right here in San Francisco. And Project Literacy, a major new campaign convened by Pearson in partnership with GOOD Magazine and others, seeks to make significant and sustainable advances in literacy over the next five years so that by 2030, no child will be born at risk of poor literacy.Join us for this panel discussion to learn more about the scale of global illiteracy, the dimensions of the crisis as it breaks down along gender and class lines and the opportunities for intervention.Speakers Erin Ganju, CEO and Co-Founder, Room to Read, Kate James, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, Pearson, and Michael Lombardo, CEO, Reading Partners, will be in discussion.For more information about this event please visit: http://www.worldaffairs.org/event-calendar/event/1433

In this episode, Jessica Harper, one of the original members of the Oiselle Team, steeplechaser, and Community Engagement Manager for Reading Partners. discusses how she joined the Oiselle Team in 2009, provides her background in running from why she joined cross country in high school to running collegiately at Western Oregon University. Jessica reveals her three favorite aspects of the steeplechase. She shares her most memorable race has been in her Oiselle singlet. Jessica explains her journey coaching herself and how she is inspired by the Oiselle Team. She explains her running goals for herself in the upcoming future and her favorite eats and books.

Michael Lombardo, CEO of Reading Partners, shares his organization's 'secret sauce' for closing the reading achievement gap.