Magpie Literacy
Colette Sims Owens is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in educational management and literacy development. Currently serving as Senior Manager Inclusive R&D at Magpie Literacy since March 2024, Colette previously held the role of Implementation Senior Manager at AERDF for Reading Reimagined. Other notable positions include Literacy Coach at Groves Learning Organization, Executive Director at Hiawatha Academies, and Director of Academic Strategy and Special Projects at Saint Louis Public Schools. Colette spent over eight years at Teach For America as Managing Director. Educational qualifications include a Bachelor's degree from Washington University in St. Louis and a Master of Arts in Special Education and Teaching from Webster University.
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Magpie Literacy
We are on a mission to unlock the great reader in every child to end illiteracy in our country -- centering the experiences of Black, Latino, and Native American students and students experiencing poverty. We are developing research-based, identity-affirming PK-8+ digital literacy tools that leverage student uniquenesses to help every child master the foundational reading skills needed to become strong, confident readers. We’re currently hiring our founding team of mission-driven individuals committed to helping us develop a scalable, impactful reading product that helps us eradicate illiteracy in America. Magpie Literacy is fiscally sponsored by Cambiar Education (https://www.cambiareducation.org/), a 501c3 that supports transformative leaders of public school systems and educational entrepreneurs to develop innovative solutions that disrupt the patterns of educational inequity.