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We need your help to tackle the literacy gap head-on. We’ve recently launched Unlocking Literacy – a new initiative that aims to understand the root causes of literacy disparities and craft collaborative solutions with those directly affected by unequal learning opportunities. Below are a set of resources to support you in getting the word out. Can you share the opportunity with your networks and within your community?
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Unlocking Literacy is orchestrating a nationwide series of conversations, engaging students, educators, and caregivers from all corners of the United States.
We aim to diagnose the core reasons behind unequal literacy outcomes and pinpoint the most pressing issues. This free, open, anonymous online engagement in English, Spanish, Mandarin, Haitian Creole and Cape Verdean Creole is just the beginning. It kicks off a series of online and in-person dialogues in multiple languages.
This initiative presents a unique opportunity for communities to make their voices heard. Instead of merely recognizing the problem's existence through surveys, we aim to tap into your wisdom and expertise to decipher why change remains elusive.
By amplifying the voices of diverse communities, we aspire to unravel the complexities of the literacy challenge. The insights gathered will drive practical projects and actionable steps for communities, schools, policymakers, and philanthropic leaders.
For more information, contact literacy@theburnescenter.org
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📚🧒 Has the inability to read impacted you or someone close to you? We want to hear from you!
Visit UnlockingLiteracy.AI to help us diagnose why these challenges persist. We are kicking off a year-long set of online and offline engagements to understand the causes of persistent literacy gaps and to develop community-led, implementable policies, technologies and practices aimed at improving literacy rates locally and nationally: unlockingliteracy.ai
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📢🚨Have you or someone close to you experienced difficulties reading? We can improve literacy rates! Weigh in by April 25!
unlockingliteracy.ai #UnlockingLiteracy📚
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Tag: @burnescenter @museumofscience @bostonschools @tlearningagency, @CitizensFNDN @innovateschools
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Would #literacy rates be different if students, educators, parents, and caregivers had more opportunities to have their voices heard? We want to hear from you! unlockingliteracy.ai #UnlockingLiteracy📚
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📚🧒 Has the ability to read impacted you or someone close to you? We want to hear from you!
Why have only 32% of fourth graders nationally achieved basic reading proficiency? Help us understand what’s happening so that we can understand the causes of persistent literacy gaps and develop community-led, implementable policies, technologies, practices aimed at improving literacy rates locally and nationally. Linked in our bio, or visit UnlockingLiteracy.ai
Supported by @museumofscience @burnescenter @bostonschools, @citizensfndn, @tlearningagency @innovateschools
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Subject: Weigh in today on how we can close the literacy gap
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Has the inability to read well impacted you or someone close to you? We want to hear from you!
The Unlocking Literacy initiative is convening conversations with students, educators, caregivers, researchers, and innovators to understand challenges and find solutions to improve literacy and equity.
Visit unlockingliteracy.ai before April 25 and help us identify the challenges that lead to persistent literacy gaps. Available in English, Spanish, Haitian Creole, Cape Verdean Creole, or Mandarin. Results will inform practical projects and actions for communities, schools, policymakers and philanthropic leaders.
Can you help spread the word? We are sharing a set of resources (link) to make it easier to help get out the word. Please help to share this important project with your networks!
Unlocking Literacy is a project of the Museum of Science and the Burnes Center for Social Change, with support from the Chief of Teaching and Learning at Boston Public Schools, Innovate Public Schools, The Learning Agency, and Citizens Foundation.
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🚀 How can we close the literacy gap? 🚀
Has the ability to read impacted you or someone close to you? We've partnered with The Burnes Center for Social Change at Northeastern University to launch “Unlocking Literacy” to bring together thousands of students, parents, caregivers, and educators
Your stories and perspectives matter. By participating, you're helping us identify the challenges that have led to persistent literacy gaps in our communities. Together, we'll explore the problems and later address the role AI could play, if any, in solving them.
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Has the inability to read impacted you or someone close to you? We want to hear from you! Visit “Unlocking Literacy" and help us identify the challenges that lead to persistent literacy gaps. Voting is open until April 25.
This is the first in a series of public engagements hosted by the Museum of Science and the Burnes Center for Social Change with the support of the Chief of Teaching and Learning at Boston Public Schools, Innovate Public Schools, The Learning Agency, and Citizens Foundation to understand challenges and find solutions to improve literacy and equity. Results will inform practical projects and actions for communities, schools, policymakers and philanthropic leaders.
Can you help spread the word? We are sharing a set of resources (link) to make it easier to help get out the word. Please help to share this important project with your networks!
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