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Reimagine Literacy Education: Leadership Strategies to Expand Opportunity and Student Success
Tuesday, March 3, 2026 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EST
Presented by Miguel Cardona, Ed.D., Founding CEO, Cardona Solutions, and 12th U.S. Secretary of Education; and Maya Valencia Goodall, Chief Impact Officer, CORE Learning
Sponsored by CORE Learning
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This first edWebinar of Structured Literacy for Every Learner Week examines national priorities for strengthening instructional quality and accelerating academic recovery, with a focus on literacy, support for diverse learners, and coherent pathways from early learning through postsecondary success. Viewers explore leadership and policy strategies that center student achievement while expanding access and opportunity.
This recorded edWebinar is of interest to K-12 school and district leaders.
This edWebinar is part of Structured Literacy for Every Learner Week.
About the Presenters
Secretary Miguel Cardona, Ed.D., is an American leader, educator, husband, and proud father of two. He was nominated by President Joe Biden and sworn into office as the 12th United States Secretary of Education on March 2, 2021. Throughout his 27-year career in education, Secretary Cardona has focused on improving educational access and equity—from his own classroom of fourth-grade students to the 65 million students across the nation.
Maya Valencia Goodall, Chief Impact Officer at CORE Learning, is an education entrepreneur with over two decades of experience at the intersection of bilingual literacy, language acquisition, and edtech. As Co-creator of OL&LA (Online Language & Literacy Academy) at CORE Learning, she champions spoken language as the foundation of effective literacy instruction for all learners. Recognizing gaps in how Structured Literacy was applied in language-diverse classrooms, Maya prioritized the integration of spoken language to support Multilingual Learners, English variety speakers, and students with dyslexia. Her expertise spans educational theory, learning experience design, and classroom practice, always centering students’ diverse language backgrounds. Before CORE, she co-founded Lingual Learning, which was later acquired by Rosetta Stone/Lexia. There, she led the creation of Lexia English, an award-winning program using speech recognition and culturally authentic avatars to teach English through conversation.
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For 25+ years, CORE has pioneered evidence-based and research-grounded professional learning experiences and school supports that equip educators with the tools they need to advance rigorous instruction, high-quality materials, and effective assessments. CORE partners with educators to strengthen the foundations of teaching and learning, ensuring all students experience a rigorous, relevant, and inclusive public education.
