It’s the final day of our 3 Days of Liberation — but our work is far from over! Thank you for going on this journey with us.
Today, I’m sharing a case study from the Center on Reinventing Public Education (CRPE) that does a deep dive into our Literacy Liberator fellowship, our six week program where participants learn literacy skills, develop their leadership, and receive support applying and onboarding as tutors in Oakland schools.
The case study highlights the potential value our fellowship has for community-designed tutoring programs in other cities.
“Communities in the Drivers’ Seat” focuses on what happens when parents and caregivers are given a more active role in their childrens’ education. This is what the REACH is all about.
By documenting the design of our Literacy Liberator fellowship and our fellows’ experiences, CRPE is providing an instructional manual for how communities outside of Oakland can successfully upskill parents and caregivers, and create a literary ecosystem that improves outcomes for students and families, too.
How is this success possible? One word: Partnerships.
- We have our REACH team — our Parent Liberators — leading outreach, interviewing parents and caregivers, and running our Fellowships.
- We have our tutors from the community — our Literacy Liberators — in the schools working with students.
- We have our curriculum partners — FluentSeeds — providing coaching and development to train our tutors to be leaders in their schools.
- We have the leaders and educators with the Oakland Unified School District hiring our Liberators and welcoming them into classrooms across 65 schools.
- And we have our students bringing their energy and determination to learn!
Through these partnerships, our work is now impacting 16,000 students in Oakland. But we’re not stopping there — and you shouldn’t either.
Please feel free to continue to explore these resources and share them widely with your community.