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How Early Literacy Prevents the School to Prison Pipeline with Hilderbrand Pelzer III

From The Science of Reading Formula · Hosted by Malia Hollowell

2025-09-29·1956

Episode summary

In this episode of The Science of Reading Formula: What if the behavior issues in your classroom weren’t about defiance—but about reading? In this powerful episode, we talk with Hildebrand Pelzer III, a former prison principal turned education advocate, about how early literacy is the key to preventing the school to prison pipeline.

Original publisher description

What if the behavior issues in your classroom weren’t about defiance—but about reading? In this powerful episode, we talk with Hildebrand Pelzer III, a former prison principal turned education advocate, about how early literacy is the key to preventing the school to prison pipeline. This is a conversation every teacher and school leader needs to…