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Virginia Day

Virginia Day is a Great Minds Implementation Leader for Humanities, supporting districts in New England. An advocate for student success, she spent over 12 years as a reading specialist/special educator in New Hampshire. Virginia is passionate in her belief that all students deserve access to high-quality curriculum and in sharing the Great Minds mission that every child is capable of greatness.

Virginia Day

Multilingual Learner Support: California's Approach To Supporting Every Voice

WHY IT MATTERS: EQUITY AND ENGAGEMENT FOR MLLS Recent national assessments have highlighted a significant gap in math and reading proficiency between...

Equity In Action: Building An Inclusive Education System Through Engagement in California

EQUITY & ENGAGEMENT The Mathematics Framework for California Public Schools provides guidance on creating an environment where every...

Data Science: How California is Leading the Charge in Data Science for Education

WHY DATA LITERACY IS VITAL FOR STUDENTS OF ALL AGES Every second, Google processes about 99,000 searches, underscoring the vast quantity of data...

North Carolina District Makes Big Shift in Literacy Instruction with Arts & Letters

The decision by Cabarrus County Schools to adopt Arts & Letters™ is earning media attention and community praise.

USC Researchers Find Positive Effect of Adopting Eureka Math² in Elementary Grades

A study by researchers at the University of Southern California found positive effects of using the Eureka Math2®curriculum in schools in North...

After Successful Pilot, Massachusetts District Overhauls Literacy Instruction.

UPDATE: OCT. 2025 Haverhill Improves ELA Proficiency with Wit & Wisdom Haverhill Schools adopted Wit & Wisdom for K-5 in the 2024-2025 school year....

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