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EPISODE · Oct 22, 2025 · 26 MIN

No shade, but why aren't the kids reading?

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Entering the 2025-2026 school year, Massachusetts, like many states, struggles with dwindling literacy rates among its youth. To better understand the issues happening in and outside the classrooms, Paris invited GrubStreet Black Teaching Fellows, Jonathan Todd and Toni Bee, to unpack their teaching methodologies and experiences working with the underserved youth of the greater Boston area.Find more content and subscribe to our YouTube channel. 

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