Meet Tymisha Sweet RAR’s Director, Program and Affiliate Relations

10.25.2023 Team

Where are you from originally? Where are you currently located?

I am from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and I currently live in Hatboro, Pennsylvania.

Let us know a fun fact about you?

I only can chew half sticks of gum.

What do you do for fun? What are some of your hobbies?

I like to hang out with my family and friends. I never have enough time for them. My hobbies include traveling to new cites and countries, roller skating, outdoor swimming, and visiting different parks/playgrounds with my youngest son.

Best part about working for RAR?

Working with my colleagues and our Affiliate network.

11.28.2023 Team

Meet Michelle Sioson Hyman, RAR’s Senior Vice President, Programs and Partnerships

Where are you from originally? Where are you currently located? I am originally from Cleveland, Ohio and I currently live in Salt Lake City, Utah. Let us know a fun fact about you? I used to be a birth doula. What do you do for fun? What are some of your hobbies? I love to be outdoors — hiking, climbing, walking ...

11.21.2023 From the CEO

Leveraging public funding streams for Raising a Reader Programs: Supporting Learning Recovery and Literacy

Raising a Reader Aligns with Several Public Funding Streams School districts have had and continue to have the herculean task of identifying strategies that can support recovery from the learning loss that occurred due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This school year, school districts have a better understanding of just how much educational progress in reading has been lost since 2020 ...