Literacy and Justice for All Symposium

The Oakland Literacy Coalition’s annual Literacy & Justice for All Symposium brings together school and community educators, practitioners, funders, leaders, influencers and community stakeholders committed to sharing and learning effective strategies, approaches, and tools that address the literacy needs of all learners. This event provides fighters for literacy justice with expanded spaces for professional learning in community and a chance to collaborate with literacy allies and champions across the region.

​Our work toward literacy justice is critical. 1-in-3 children who started school during the pandemic need extensive literacy support. At the state level, California has the lowest literacy rate in the country with only 77% of adults considered mid to highly literate. In our hometown of Oakland, only 1-in-3 students are reading on or above their grade-level.