Nice piece on the reading issue also hosted by JFBT- Kareem Weaver has picked the science of reading up and framed it as an equity issue. If you look at the Hill article with the data linked. Upward mobility
will never happen for black and brown children and families if this isn’t addressed- an equity issue we should all be able to agree on…MDB
“My team and I scoured the NAEP data sets and found a trend that should concern every politician — indeed, every American. In California, 90 percent of students cannot do math or read well.
In New York, the numbers are 85 percent and 82
percent. In Illinois it is 86 percent and 85
percent. In Texas the numbers are 84 percent and 89
percent. Maryland sits at 86 percent for math and 80
percent for reading. My home state of South Carolina is 90 percent and 87
percent. In Georgia, the numbers are 86 percent and 82
percent. In Missouri, it is 89 percent and 88
percent. And in Washington, D.C., the numbers are 85 percent and 87
percent. “
From:
Journal of Free Black Thought <freeblackthought@substack.com>
Date: Wednesday, July 24, 2024 at 5:03 AM
To: Burke, Mack <Mack_Burke@baylor.edu>
Subject: Ep. 63 - The Kids Can't Read (Kareem Weaver)
Listen now | An interview with education reformer Kareem Weaver
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Ep.
63 - The Kids Can't Read (Kareem Weaver)
An interview with education reformer Kareem Weaver
Host Connie Morgan talks with Kareem Weaver about what lead a guy who grew up in the hood surrounded by chaos to become a leader in the literacy and education reform movement.
Kareem is the Co-Founder & Executive Director of FULCRUM (Full and Complete Reading is a Universal Mandate).
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Full
and Complete Reading is a Universal Mandate (FULCRUM)
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Ep.
13 - What You Don't Know About American Lynchings (Bill Carrigan)
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The
Marva Collins
60 Minutes episode
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The
Right to Read - documentary featuring Kareem
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