Who We Are
Full and Complete Reading is a Universal Mandate
A fulcrum allows a scale to function, ensuring fair judgment without influence from pre-existing inequities.
Literacy is the fulcrum of modern society. It provides access to information and promotes true empowerment—counterbalancing forces that limit access to rights, duties, and opportunities.
Safeguarding the right to read is our collective responsibility.
mission
To accelerate a movement of leaders who embrace and apply evidence-based literacy practices to improve student reading outcomes.
vision
A nation where all children learn to read.
Our Staff
Learn about the people behind FULCRUM.
What We Know
Learn more about the reading crisis and the outcomes research shows us are possible.
What We Do
Learn more about how FULCRUM is creating the conditions needed for change.
In 2018, award-winning educator Kareem Weaver took a year-long hiatus to examine a critical question: Why weren’t children in Oakland reading?
Kareem’s research and exploration unearthed a jarring realization: Oakland’s schools—along with the majority of systems in the country—were not rooting their literacy programs in what research proved effective for the greatest number of students.
Methods following idealized approaches gripped the sector. Rather than pushing back, many stakeholders profited by aligning their products with the trends and producing curriculums that were not evidence-based. This discovery led to the beginning of FULCRUM...