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Spotlight 4 Success
Hosted by American Book Company · EN
We're shining a light on education success stories and talking about current trends and topics of importance to the education community. Join us in conversation!
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Every Child Can Read
Mar 2400:05:17Tap to summarizeSend us Fan Mail“Every child can read.” Mary from Hoke County Schools says it plainly, and then she shows the work behind making it real. We’re recording live from the NCRA conference, where she explains how a district literacy committee approaches professional learning like a mission: attend strategically, take excellent notes, then debrief as a team so the best ideas don’t stay in a notebook they show up in classrooms.Website: spotlight4success.com
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When Kids Can Read But Still Don’t Get It
Mar 2300:05:48Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailFluency isn’t the finish line. If you’ve ever watched a student read smoothly and still walk away confused, this conversation puts words to the problem and points toward practical next steps. We are joined by two educators from JT Barber Elementary School in the Craven School District: Deja Moore and Michaela Shy. They share their paths into teaching, why they love working with kids, and what it looks like to keep growing as professionals when the needs in reading feel urgent and school-wide.Website: spotlight4success.com
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ABC Testimonial | Deja Moore & Michaela Shy | NCRA 2026
Mar 2300:01:38Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailDeja Moore & Michaela Shy share their testimony regarding ABC products. Website: spotlight4success.com
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ABC Testimonial | Felisha Williams | SCABSE 2026
Feb 2700:01:03Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailFelisha Williams. a principal in South Carolina, shares her testimony regarding her success with ABC materials. Website: spoltight4success.com
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ABC Testimonial | Brian Edmond | SCABSE 2026
Feb 2700:01:03Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailBrian Edmond, a principal in South Carolina, shares his testimony regarding his school seeing score increases with ABC materials.Website: spotlight4success.com
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ABC Testimonial | Gladys M. | LACUE 2025
Feb 2600:00:56Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailGladys M. shares his testimony regarding his success with ABC materials. Website: spotlight4success.com
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ABC Testimonial | Roderick Hannibal | LACUE 2025
Feb 2300:00:49Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailRoderick Hannibal shares his testimony regarding his success with ABC materials. Website: spoltight4success.com
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Teaching Under Pressure, Learning With Purpose
Feb 1700:04:49Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailStep onto the LACUE 2025 floor in New Orleans with us and feel the shift from hype to help. We sit down with educator and board member Tisha Whittington to unpack what actually lightens the load for teachers under pressure: clear standards alignment, reliable practice, and tools that let you teach instead of triage. The buzz around AI is real, but the big win is clarity—using tech and tightly mapped content to cut noise, focus instruction, and lift LEAP scores without burning out your team.Website: spotlight4success.com
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Robots, JavaScript, And A Lot Of Coffee
Feb 1200:05:54Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailStep onto the LACUE floor in New Orleans with us and meet Jacqueline Edwards, a computer science instructor from East Baton Rouge who turns high school classrooms into launchpads for software careers. Jacqueline shares how her students earn dual enrollment credit through Baton Rouge Community College, graduate with Python and JavaScript certifications, and walk away with 27 credit hours toward an applied associate degree in software development. It’s a clear, practical pathway: real languages, real credentials, real momentum.Website: spotlight4success.com
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From Conference Floors To Classroom Wins
Feb 1200:10:24Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailTwo decades of conference halls, classroom breakthroughs, and late-night planning come to life as we sit down with Ranay Lozala of Rapides Parish at LACUE 2025 in New Orleans. From board service to district leadership in data and analytics, Renee shares how a statewide conference becomes more than sessions and swag—it becomes a pipeline of ideas, tools, and guardrails that shape learning on Monday morning.Website: spotlight4success.com
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