2021 Annual Report - Flipbook - Page 16
LIZ
“This work has given my life a
purpose I didn’t know it needed.
That’s why I get up every morning
and do what I do. Far too few of
our children read on grade level.
They struggle with decoding
the language on a page. They
struggle with understanding the
words that they’re reading. Up
until about third grade, you are
learning to read in school and
then after that, you’re expected to
read in order to learn. If you aren’t
able to read at the level of your
peers, then you’re not going to get
the content that you need from
your classwork.”
— Nashville Public Library
KENYA
“It’s so important that leaders of
color are making sure that we are
speaking life into students and
making sure that they know how
valuable they are … that they know
that they matter.”
— Teach for America
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