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Kyle Zimmer

Kyle Zimmer

Taking Resources AWAY from High-needs Schools?

Arkansas is considering a bill that would reduce funding to high-needs schools with low reading scores. What could they be thinking?

Mar 11, 2019

Taking Resources AWAY from High-needs Schools?

Mar 11, 2019

Kyle Zimmer

We need to talk about failure in the social sector

Authored by: Kyle Zimmer, president, CEO and co-founder, First Book; and Rohini Nilekani, philanthropist, writer, and social entrepreneur…

Jan 16, 2019

We need to talk about failure in the social sector

Jan 16, 2019

Kyle Zimmer

32 Million Reasons Why Diverse Books Matter

To deliver on the promise of equal education, kids need to see themselves in books

Oct 30, 2018

32 Million Reasons Why Diverse Books Matter

Oct 30, 2018

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School is Back in Session: Here’s Our Assignment

The back-to-school ads start showing up in July and August — with beautiful folders, crisp lined white paper, the latest have-to-have…

Sep 12, 2018

School is Back in Session: Here’s Our Assignment

Sep 12, 2018

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The Court has Ruled: Literacy is not a Right

Just days before celebrating our nation’s birthday, a U.S. District court announced this eye-opening finding: for children growing up in…

Jul 12, 2018

The Court has Ruled: Literacy is not a Right

Jul 12, 2018

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What if Educators Had Everything They Needed?

A Texas elementary school media specialist recently shared a 43-second video that blew me away. In the video, a young boy named Isaiah…

Jun 12, 2018

What if Educators Had Everything They Needed?

Jun 12, 2018

Kyle Zimmer

The Cost of Empty Bookshelves

We can’t afford empty school libraries.

Apr 20, 2018

The Cost of Empty Bookshelves

Apr 20, 2018

Kyle Zimmer

Kyle Zimmer

Social entrepreneur; educational equality champion; president, CEO, and co-founder of First Book - delivering brand-new books and resources to kids in need.

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