On a Thursday morning in April, students at LaSalle-Backus Education Campus in Washington, D.C. were crafting birthday cards. On colorful construction paper, these students wrote messages expressing love, compassion, and respect. Throughout the day, they composed more than 200 cards for members of their community who often don’t receive unexpected greetings: people who are … Read more
Last year, Thomas Oakley joined The Literacy Lab team as a Program Manager and moved back to his hometown of Springfield, MA. A true believer in the power of public education, Thomas lives out our core values every day by supporting our first cohort of literacy tutors in western Massachusetts. Recently, the Community Foundation … Read more
Since August, our teams in Milwaukee and Kansas City have been hard at work launching their inaugural cohorts of Leading Men Fellows. In just a few months, Fellows have become integral members of their classroom teams by building strong and trusting relationships with students and providing important literacy instruction and support. In December, our … Read more
The Citi Foundation recently announced that The Literacy Lab has been awarded a $250,000 grant from their 2018 Youth Workforce Fund, a national initiative that is supporting community organizations in key cities across the United States to help them expand their programming and connect low-income youth to a range of employment opportunities. The Literacy Lab … Read more
The Literacy Lab is excited to announce our newest staff member! Thomas Oakley recently joined the Literacy Lab team as Program Manager in Springfield. In his role, Thomas will lead our inaugural cohort of tutors in the region and begin building a strong foundation for years of continued work and growth in Springfield. Thomas shared … Read more
Before he found his way to The Literacy Lab, Ivan Douglas was empowering young men of color at Eastern High School in Washington, DC. Recently, Ivan joined The Literacy Lab team as Program Manager for the Leading Men Fellowship, where many of his former students are current fellows and alums. In this position, Ivan will … Read more
The school year is nearing an end for Literacy Lab tutors in the Richmond, VA area. As we wrap up our second year of service in the region and prepare for our third, we took some time to reflect on the strong impact that Literacy Lab tutors have made for budding readers in RVA. Two … Read more
In 2016, we interviewed Holly Johnston as she was wrapping up her second year as a Literacy Lab tutor and weeks away from stepping into the classroom as a full-time teacher. Over the last two years, Holly has been learning in the classroom as a Teach For America corps member. We asked Holly to reflect … Read more
Last night, our team in Kansas City celebrated another school year of building strong readers and making an impact! If you missed the festivities at KC’s 2018 Impact Awards, we’ll fill you in on the work that Literacy Lab tutors have been doing in Missouri this year. By The Numbers Even with a month left … Read more
DC K-3 literacy tutor Amanda Campbell lives out The Literacy Lab’s core values in her service at Smothers Elementary! This winter, Amanda noticed an opportunity to go above and beyond when she saw that not all of her students wore winter coats to school. Read her story about organizing a coat drive at Smothers Elementary … Read more
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