The Literacy Crisis: If It’s a Right, Why Is It Still a Privilege?

If literacy is a right, why do opportunity and outcomes remain so unequal? In this edLeader Panel, leaders from Lexia examine the systems, structures, and instructional realities that determine who gains access to literacy and who is left behind. Through the lens of equity, implementation, and the Science of Reading, school and district leaders will explore what it takes to build the conditions for literacy success for every student. This edLeader Panel will be of interest to K-12 school leaders, district leaders, and education technology leaders. About the Presenters Dr. Octavia Gray-Essex, Senior Education Advisor at Lexia, is a literacy scholar-practitioner whose work bridges research, po