Dr. Jennifer McCarty Plucker conducted her doctoral research around a literacy intervention program she and colleagues developed for striving readers at a high-performing high school in Minnesota. After seeing statistically significant gains in reading proficiency for a few years, Dr. McCarty Plucker replicated the program at 5 middle schools in the district and went on to consult with other schools hoping to do the same. She most recently partnered with Omaha Street School to begin their journey.