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The AIM Institute for Learning & Research is proud to announce the selection of 10 schools for our new AIM Early Reading Success Schools initiative. This fully-funded, yearlong demonstration project is designed to transform early literacy instruction and ensure that more than 1,000 children in more than 60 classrooms across the country are reading at grade level by the end of the school year.
Supported with a $750,000 donation by the Raphael Family Foundation, the initiative provides AIM-led professional learning, coaching, and implementation support per school to help participating teams accelerate reading outcomes and build sustainable systems for early literacy success. The participating schools represent a diverse cross-section of the country, including rural communities and major cities, and span public, private, and charter school settings.
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The latest results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), known as the Nation's Report Card, reveal significant challenges for schools and teachers especially in reading. Amid these sobering statistics, showing a nationwide drop in reading proficiency, Louisiana was the only state to show an increase in proficiency for 4th graders from 2019 to 2024.
AIM Institute for Learning & Research has proudly partnered with the Louisiana Department of Education and more than 25 parish school districts across the state since 2021 to provide AIM Pathways literacy professional learning to more than 9,700 K-3 teachers.
Louisiana's incremental gains, which raised 4th grade reading proficiency to the national average for the first time, underscores the state's dedication to enhancing early literacy through state-funded comprehensive professional development.
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AIM is proud to announce the appointment of Kristen Wynn, former State Literacy Director (K-12) for the Mississippi Department of Education, as the new Head of the AIM Institute for Learning & Research. This pivotal addition marks a significant milestone in AIM’s commitment to enhancing literacy education across the nation.
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The Maine Department of Education recently announced a partnership with AIM to provide free professional literacy training to Maine educators working in Kindergarten–Grade 5 regular and special education settings. Eligible educators can enroll in AIM's Steps to Literacy modules as well as a specialized course for supporting English learners between June 12, 2024 and June 11, 2025. Educators enrolling in and completing course between now and August 23rd are eligible to receive DOE stipends for their work.