research-backed

From regular student assessment to contracting for independent studies, Reading Partners systematically collects, analyzes, and uses data to generate knowledge, improve programs, and report on impacts.

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science of reading

The established and growing research we have about how students learn to read, including systemic phonics education.

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individualized

A facet of high-dosage tutoring in which a tutor offers one-on-one attention to their student, resulting in targeted support, and personalized literacy learning.

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high-dosage

The frequency of a learning experience. For example, Reading Partners students receive twice weekly tutoring for maximum growth.

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educational equity

Ensuring every student, no matter their race, gender, socioeconomic level, or location has access to the resources and support they need to succeed in school and in life.

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Andrea Rice

Andrea Rice

Andrea Rice is the President and Co-Founder of CareerCore, an early stage technology company that drives better career outcomes for individuals at every stage of their career. Prior to CareerCore, Andrea spent several years as a senior Wall Street executive. She was a Managing Director in equity research at Deutsche Bank, E*Offering, and Volpe Brown Whelan (acquired by Prudential) and was one of the first Wall Street analysts to cover the consumer Internet companies including Yahoo, Excite, Lycos, Infoseek, CNET, and AOL. Andrea was a frequent contributor on CNBC, CNN and in The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Businessweek, and Fortune.

Andrea also advised technology-focused hedge fund Camelot Capital on their Internet investments, and drove key elements of Stanford University’s MediaX initiative that fosters collaborative research between multinational corporations and Stanford professors. Early in her career, she worked as a management consultant for McKinsey & Company and Theodore Barry & Associates in Los Angeles. Andrea received her MBA from Stanford Business School and her bachelor’s degree with honors from Yale University, where she was an All-Ivy tennis player. She serves on the Leadership Council of NewSchools Venture Fund, a leader in the transformation of public schools, and on the board of Reading Partners, a national nonprofit focused on improving literacy among low income K-5 students. A native of Los Angeles, she currently lives in Bethesda, Maryland with her husband and two children.