The Business of Change
Savannah's business leaders unite to heal longtime community ills. Read More
Hold the Jelly — And the Assumptions
A sophisticated social theory can be boiled down to a simple practice: just listen. Read More
What Does This Campaign Mean?
Let's try to build a community, not a bunch of buzz words. Read More
The Real Cost of Culture Clash
A lack of understanding of a child's native culture can be a crushing blow. Read More
Let’s Work Together
Don't confuse the meaning of "collaboration." Read More
Reading Rx: Literacy Starts at the Pediatrician’s Office
Bridging mind and body in the doctor's office, with books for little kids. Read More
Stories From Home
Parents who overcame struggles with language and reading can give their kids the edge in school. Read More
Let’s Build a New Way to Get Kids with Hearing Loss Reading on Grade Level
Hard work lies ahead in getting all children with hearing loss reading on grade level by the end of third grade. Read More
Meet James and Kimberly Dean—and Pete—Their Groovy Cat
Pete the Cat may be a national treasure among teachers and students across the country, but here in Georgia we get to claim him as our own adopted pet. After all, he hails from Athens. Read More
Innovation Video Series, Episode 8 — How Basic Reading Skills Are the First Step Toward a Full, Healthy Life
It’s like a domino effect. Not reading on a basic level leads to bigger problems, systemwide and for each individual. Read More
Early Literacy Program Helps Refugees Talk to Their Babies
Come to our school any day, and you'll hear a lot of TALKING. Read More
Innovation Video Series, Episode 7—The Economics of an Educated State
Georgia’s economic future depends on our children's ability to read by third grade Read More
Books Are a Joy on Día
With local ownership, Día de los Libros connects communities and nurtures reading habits. Read More
Pull Over Book Mobile—Make Way for the Book Burro
El Biblioburro is a traveling library that brings books to children in La Gloria, Colombia, via donkey. Pinewoods Library, located in the heart of a trailer-home Park in Clarke County is telling that story and giving kids access to books. Read More
Parents and Libraries Cultivating Roots of Early Literacy
Early literacy begins with the primary adults in a child's life, and a library can help parents enhance that quest. Read More
Innovation Video Series, Episode 4—The Role of Health in Supporting Grade-Level Reading
Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald, commissioner of the Georgia Dept. of Public Health, says the body and mind of a child are not in different places. Read More
Meet Author Carmen Agra Deedy
Children's author Carmen Agra Deedy hated to read as a girl. Read More
Innovation video series, episode 3 — The Slipstream of Consensus
Philanthropy isn’t always all it's cracked up to be. Read More
Meet Author Surishtha Sehgal
Surishtha Sehgal is the co-author of New York Times bestselling picture book, A Bucket of Blessings. She brought this beautiful myth from India to life with her son Kabir, a jazz bassist who has performed with Grammy-award winning musicians, and Jing Jing Tsong, a surfer-mom-musician-illustrator. Read More
Innovation Video Series Episode 2 — Find Your Voice
What does the power of language look like? Read More