Literacy Justice Conversation
July 21, 2021

Poor reading proficiencies have huge societal impacts on school dropout rates, anxiety, depression, unemployment, and incarceration rates, among other issues.  With two-thirds of America's students struggling with reading, literacy proficiency is a serious social justice matter that deserves our attention.  
Join us for a conversation with educators Dr. Mechele Newell and Dr. Jamal Cooks on July 21st, 2021 at 3pm PT/6pm ET.  These leaders in education are coming together, with LearnUp Centers' Executive Director Steve Hagler, to discuss gaps in reading proficiencies and the staggering effects they have on lower-income communities and communities of color.

Poor reading proficiencies have huge societal impacts on school dropout rates, anxiety, depression, unemployment, and incarceration rates, among other issues.  With two-thirds of America's students struggling with reading, literacy proficiency is a serious social justice matter that deserves our attention.  

Join us for a conversation with educators Dr. Mechele Newell and Dr. Jamal Cooks on July 21st, 2021 at 3pm PT/6pm ET.  These leaders in education are coming together, with LearnUp Centers' Executive Director Steve Hagler, to discuss gaps in reading proficiencies and the staggering effects they have on lower-income communities and communities of color.

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