Crystal spent 25 years working in public schools as an elementary teacher and instructional coach. She now supports districts in the Midwest as an Implementation Leader with Great Minds.
Great Minds and Magpie Literacy Announce Partnership
March 18, 2026
Great Minds PBC and Magpie Literacy are teaming up to improve reading instruction in U.S. schools. Only 1 in 3 eighth graders can read proficiently;...
NYC Schools See ELA Proficiency Gains with Wit & Wisdom™
March 13, 2026
As New York City Public Schools advances its NYC Reads initiative, early results from elementary schools implementing Wit & Wisdom™ offer encouraging...
How Explicit Oral Language Instruction Strengthens Structured Literacy
March 2, 2026
Let's Talk Words Every day, you help students find the “right” words—words to express themselves, explain their thinking, and respond to classmates....
