
New Book!
Justice Seekers:
Pursuing Equity in the Details of Teaching and Learning
by Lacey Robinson and the Community
The GLEAM™ of it all
When we bring our whole selves to our work as educators, we provide opportunities for students to bring their whole selves as they develop academic identities in multiple languages. Lacey Robinson’s keynote address will share how vital it is to provide all students with grade-level, engaging, affirming, and meaningful (GLEAM™) instruction in order to help scholars realize their infinite possibilities. We have the opportunity to use acceleration and scaffolding to support unfinished learning and unfinished teaching. We will do this as a collective educator community, learning and leading together in the service of all students.
Invite Lacey to Speak at Your Event
Lacey offers a 30‑45 minute keynote address with an up to 15 minute live question‑and‑answer period. Keynote addresses can be live and virtual, live and in‑person (when safe to do so), or pre‑recorded.
About Lacey

Lacey Robinson is the president and CEO of UnboundEd, and the chair of the Board of CORE Learning. As CEO, Robinson sets the organization’s vision for transforming instruction for students at the margins. She is a former teacher, principal, and professional development specialist who has focused on literacy, equity, and school leadership for more than 25 years. Her life’s work aims to enable educators to disrupt systemic inequities in their school districts and classrooms.
As CEO of UnboundEd, Robinson is responsible for overseeing UnboundEd’s health, sustainability, and vision for how engaging, affirming and meaningful grade-level teaching can transform teachers’ experiences and student learning. In 2022, she also led the merger of UnboundEd, Pivot Learning, and CORE Learning under the UnboundEd banner — creating the nation’s largest K–12 educator development organization focused on improving teaching and learning for underserved students.
Robison is a leading national voice on disrupting the predictability of students’ educational outcomes, and was named to 2023’s Forbes 50 Over 50 list in recognition of her innovative leadership. Her new book, Justice Seekers: Pursuing Equity in the Details of Teaching and Learning, released in July 2023, is a love letter to teachers inspiring us all to recognize that “justice is found in the details of teaching and learning®.” She frequently serves as a keynote speaker and is featured on Emily Hanford’s 2022 “Sold a Story” podcast.
She is a proud graduate of Florida A&M University and Teachers College, Columbia University.
Articles and Interviews
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Black Teacher Matters Podcast - Ep 14: Be in the classroom with Lacey Robinson
UnboundEd President and CEO Lacey Robinson joins Black Teacher Matters to talk about her new book Justice Seekers and the historical connection between Black self-determination and literacy.
Listen on the Black Teacher Matters Podacst
Lacey Robinson featured on Forbes 50 Over 50
Lacey Robinson is featured on Forbes 50 Over 50 list that highlights dynamic female leaders and entrepreneurs who have achieved significant success later in life, often overcoming formidable odds or barriers.
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Brown Ambition - Ep 368: Justice Seekers ft. Lacey Robinson
Tiffany is joined by Lacey Robinson, President and CEO of UnboundEd. She has over 20 years’ experience in education and focuses on helping educators in school systems disrupt systemic racism and its legacies. Tiffany and Lacey discuss Lacey’s book “Justice Seekers” and bond over their passion for education and our children.
Listen On The Black Ambition Podcast
Melissa and Lori Love Literacy - Episode 144: The Science of Reading as More Than a Pendulum Swing
Today’s guests, UnboundEd’s Lacey Robinson and The Right to Read Project’s Margaret Goldberg, both shifted from teaching using balanced literacy (specifically Lucy Calkins’ Workshop Model, also known as Units of Study) to structured literacy and became powerful literacy advocates in the process.
Listen On The Melissa and Lori Love Literacy Podcast
Sold a Story E4: The Superstar
Episode 4 of Sold a Story features our CEO & President, Lacey Robinson. Teachers sing songs about Teachers College Columbia professor Lucy Calkins. She’s one of the most influential people in American elementary education today. Her admirers call her books bibles. Why didn't she know that scientific research contradicted reading strategies she promoted?
Listen at Sold A Story
A Call for Education Companies to ‘Step Up’ in the Wake of Bleak National Test Results
In the wake of new national test scores that show historic declines in math and reading achievement levels, education company leaders are renewing calls for the industry to rise to the challenge and help teachers accelerate student learning.
Read More at EdWeek
Rethinking Professional Development to Keep Teachers in the Profession
High-quality professional development can help keep teachers in the field by allowing them to “imagine where they’re going” in their careers, says UnboundEd CEO Lacey Robinson.
Read More at EdWeek
Building Math Momentum By High School: Tips for Reporting on Math
Debates about reading instruction tend to make headlines, but here’s why journalists shouldn’t overlook math.
Read More at ewa.org
Learning the Right Way to Struggle
Several common educational strategies lean into the idea that, in the classroom, challenge is something to embrace.
Read More at The New York Times
Melissa and Lori Love Literacy - Ep 97: Going GLEAM with Lacey Robinson and Andrea Hancock
In this episode, we chat with our friends at UnboundEd about Going GLEAM. Lacey Robinson and Andrea Hancock share the GLEAM process.
Listen On Melissa and Lori Love Literacy Podcast
Science of Reading: The Podcast -S5-E1: The right to read: Lacey Robinson
In this episode, host Susan Lambert is joined by Lacey Robinson, Chief Executive Officer of UnboundEd.
Listen On The Science of Reading: The Podcast
My Life, My Purpose: Reimagining Teaching
"Sometimes, you don’t have to search for your purpose because it has always been a part of your life story."
Read More at New Profit
Ep. 11- How Teaching with an Anti-racist Lens Can Improve Student Outcomes
In this episode, we talk with Lacey Robinson, and her life’s work aims to eradicate a student provision gap still predictable by race.
Listen on Glean’s Ed Leaders Podcast
The Complexion of Teaching and Learning - Episode Three: Separate...But Unequal - Part 2
Episode Three continues exploring the oppression, resilience, and contributions of Black, Asian, and Native American educators during a period of American segregation and expansion, and features a conversation with Lacey Robinson, president and CEO of UnboundEd.
Listen On The Podcast Page
The Undoing of Systemic Inequities in Instruction
Lacey Robinson, President and Chief Executive Officer of UnboundEd, discusses how COVID-19 has exposed the unhinged, weathered, and tattered door to our school systems’ existing inequities.
Read More at MDR Education