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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paul nehring

Paul Nehring

Paul Nehring joins Reading Partners with experience in organizational strategy, leadership development, and program management. He spent the last five years as the chief of staff of iMentor, which builds mentoring relationships that empower first-generation students to graduate high school and succeed in their post-secondary pursuits, and originally joined the iMentor team in 2010 as a program manager in both the high school and post-secondary programs. Paul has also served as program director at Princeton AlumniCorps, engaging Princeton University seniors in post-graduate nonprofit fellowships to build the next generation of civic leaders, and he has a decade of experience in experiential education from a variety of roles in camp administration and outdoor leadership. Paul earned an A.B. in Politics from Princeton University. He volunteers with the Sustained Dialogue Campus Network which focuses on issues of identity on college campuses and as a mentor with iMentor. A native of Bismarck, North Dakota, Paul is now a proud ambassador of Jersey City, New Jersey where he lives with his partner, Julia, and two children.