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It’s our 35th Anniversary! For three and a half decades, Way to Grow has built relationships with parents and communities, working to provide early childhood education and resources to bridge Minnesota’s opportunity gap.

We’re thrilled to announce a keynote presentation from award-winning journalist, Emily Hanford. You’ll hear insights from her years-long investigation into the science of reading and education.

Wednesday, May 8

11:30 AM – 1:00 PM

Minneapolis Institute of Art
2400 Third Avenue South
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55404

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Meet Our Speaker

Emily Hanford

Emily Hanford is host of the hit podcast Sold a Story, the second-most-shared show on Apple Podcasts in 2023 and one of Time Magazine’s top three podcasts of the year. Sold a Story has garnered some of the highest honors in journalism, including a duPont-Columbia Award, the Murrow, the IRE, two Scripps Howard awards, the Third Coast Impact award and a Peabody nomination.

Emily has been covering education for American Public Media since 2008. She has won numerous awards for her work, including the EWA Public Service Award in 2019 for Hard Words and an award from the American Educational Research Association for Excellence in Reporting on education research. She has been working in public media for 30 years. She is a frequent speaker and moderator.

Emily is the mother of two adult sons. She is based in the Washington, D.C. area and is a graduate of Amherst College.

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