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The topic of this year’s Eye Opener Breakfast will be Turning Pages, Changing Lives: Tackling the Literacy Crisis Together.

Every child deserves the opportunity to become a confident reader. Yet for too long, our educational system has relied on outdated and ineffective reading practices—leaving too many students behind. Across the country, reading scores have dropped, and frustration has grown among educators and families alike.

The root of the problem? A disconnect between what research clearly shows about how children learn to read and what is actually happening in classrooms. Many instructional methods have ignored decades of cognitive science and literacy research, leading to widespread struggles in reading proficiency.

But change is underway. States like Minnesota are taking bold steps to bridge this gap by embracing the science of reading and implementing reforms that align classroom instruction with proven research. These efforts are showing promise—and momentum is building nationwide.

Join us for a dynamic panel discussion exploring what went wrong in reading instruction and, more importantly, what’s being done to fix it. Learn how evidence-based strategies are reshaping literacy education and how we can ensure every child gets the strong start they need to thrive.