
3/7/2025
Hart & Hustle
A Cry to The Education System: New York’s Reading Mandate Could Be the Hope for Literacy Proficiency & Individuality
The Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Writopia Lab, a youth literacy development center that ignites a fire for writing, Rebecca Wallace-Segall has seen a dramatic change in reading habits during her time as a director and educator: “It is impossible to miss that change in our cultural landscape—phones have replaced books (and even in-person social activities) during downtime.”
“But I have witnessed in both school and at Writopia that the more social we can make reading as an endeavor, the more life we can breathe life back into it.”
