Zinc in the News

  • National News Interview

    Watch this interview with Zinc’s founder, Matt Bardin, discussing his love-based learning approach.

  • Op-Ed in The 74

    Read Zinc’s founder’s op-ed on why teaching phonics won’t solve our reading crisis and why conscious-reading instruction can.

  • Hechinger Report Op-Ed

    Read Zinc’s founder’s op-ed on what needs to change in reading instruction by Zinc’s founder, Matt Bardin.

  • National News Interview

    Zinc’s founder, Matt Bardin, discusses how and why to overhaul K-12 education.

  • "The Literacy Advocate" Podcast

    Listen to Zinc’s founder, Matt Bardin, discuss why advanced reading isn’t making a movie in your mind.

  • The TeachThought Podcast

    Listen to Zinc’s founder, Matt Bardin, discuss how to advance adolescent literacy with conscious-reading strategies.

  • The Brighter Side of Education Podcast

    Listen to a compelling conversation with Zinc’s founder about how to help middle and high schoolers advance their reading.

  • "We Just Want to Teach" Podcast

    Check out Zinc’s founder, Matt Bardin, talking about how to set students up for summer reading success.

  • "Classroom Matters" Podcast

    Listen to Zinc’s founder, Matt Bardin, discuss solutions to the literacy crisis.

  • Hechinger Report Op-Ed

    Read this op-ed on adolescent literacy by Zinc’s founder, Matt Bardin.

  • Mention in The Washington Post

    We’re thrilled to be mentioned in this WASHINGTON POST article on how to homeschool during the pandemic.

  • "Educators Lead" Podcast

    Listen to a conversation with Jay Willis and Zinc’s founder, Matt Bardin, on how to raise adolescent reading levels.

  • amNewYork Mention

    Zinc is honored to be included in this roundup of online learning tools for use during school closures.