Recent data from NAEP and the Education Recovery Scorecard show that many students remain significantly behind in reading. How can education leaders best respond?

Join us for the answers, as we share key insights from the 2025 edition of What Kids Are Reading, the world’s largest annual survey of K–12 students’ reading habits and a go-to resource for education leaders, librarians, and teachers. You’ll explore:

• New research on the surprising impact of just 15 minutes of reading practice each day
• Strategies for motivating daily reading and increasing students’ reading stamina
• Action steps for addressing reading gaps in your school or district this year

Gene Kerns, EdD, is Chief Academic Officer at Renaissance and a nationally acclaimed speaker on assessment, learning progressions, and educational standards. He is a third-generation educator and a former director of curriculum and instruction. He is also co-author of three books: inFormative Assessment, Unlocking Student Talent, and Literacy Reframed.

Juanita Giles is the founder and executive director of the Virginia Children’s Book Festival. She is also a book columnist for National Public Radio; a Washington Post and New York Times contributor; and executive director of Eleven Pictures, Ltd., a nonprofit organization that supports youth media and education initiatives in rural Virginia.