Hilderbrand Pelzer III
@hilderbrandpelzer3.bsky.social
Engaging Keynote Speaker • Experienced Educational Leader • Literacy & Juvenile Justice Advocate • Impactful Storyteller
Contact: HilderbrandPelzer3.com
Contact: HilderbrandPelzer3.com
This TEDx talk is five years old.
It only has 8,000 views. Meanwhile, classrooms are still failing readers. If this message ever needed to be heard, it’s now. youtu.be/n-PWRcP60lo?...
It only has 8,000 views. Meanwhile, classrooms are still failing readers. If this message ever needed to be heard, it’s now. youtu.be/n-PWRcP60lo?...
What incarcerated youth can teach teachers | Hilderbrand Pelzer III | TEDxDeerPark
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December 26, 2025 at 12:08 AM
This TEDx talk is five years old.
It only has 8,000 views. Meanwhile, classrooms are still failing readers. If this message ever needed to be heard, it’s now. youtu.be/n-PWRcP60lo?...
It only has 8,000 views. Meanwhile, classrooms are still failing readers. If this message ever needed to be heard, it’s now. youtu.be/n-PWRcP60lo?...
I gave a TEDx talk connecting literacy failure to incarceration. I would love for you to share it if it resonates with your audience. This message matters.
youtu.be/n-PWRcP60lo?...
youtu.be/n-PWRcP60lo?...
What incarcerated youth can teach teachers | Hilderbrand Pelzer III | TEDxDeerPark
YouTube video by TEDx Talks
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December 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I gave a TEDx talk connecting literacy failure to incarceration. I would love for you to share it if it resonates with your audience. This message matters.
youtu.be/n-PWRcP60lo?...
youtu.be/n-PWRcP60lo?...
Higher education and juvenile justice operate in parallel—when they should be partnering on literacy.
Learn more about how to bring this message to your organization at HilderbrandPelzer3.com
Learn more about how to bring this message to your organization at HilderbrandPelzer3.com
December 21, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Higher education and juvenile justice operate in parallel—when they should be partnering on literacy.
Learn more about how to bring this message to your organization at HilderbrandPelzer3.com
Learn more about how to bring this message to your organization at HilderbrandPelzer3.com
Learn more about this work and inquire via my website. HilderbrandPelzer3.com
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Hilderbrand Pelzer III’s strong belief that all children deserve a quality education, even those inside correctional facilities, continues to inspire audiences who hear him speak.
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December 19, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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December 4, 2025 at 1:35 AM
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Zohran Mamdani is getting a new generation of young people excited about politics. My own granddaughter is knocking on doors for him in the final stretch of the NYC mayoral race. I was pleased to speak with him ahead of Tuesday's election. https://youtu.be/rqU0DAjg0RA?si=ZYVwyxSyA9xdR4bj
A Conversation with Zohran Mamdani
Robert Reich
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November 3, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Zohran Mamdani is getting a new generation of young people excited about politics. My own granddaughter is knocking on doors for him in the final stretch of the NYC mayoral race. I was pleased to speak with him ahead of Tuesday's election. https://youtu.be/rqU0DAjg0RA?si=ZYVwyxSyA9xdR4bj
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America's immigration crackdown might have serious financial consequences for a range of countries. n.pr/4o91GpD
America's immigration crackdown is disrupting the global remittance market
America's immigration crackdown might have serious financial consequences for a range of countries.
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October 28, 2025 at 11:20 PM
America's immigration crackdown might have serious financial consequences for a range of countries. n.pr/4o91GpD
‘I am not done’: Kamala Harris says she may run for president again - The Guardian
October 25, 2025 at 4:22 PM
‘I am not done’: Kamala Harris says she may run for president again - The Guardian
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“We are all carrying the weight of this crisis.”
@hilderbrandpelzer3.bsky.social reminded us at #TRLConf2025 that we aren't powerless: Teach through reading frustration instead of punishing it.
Every child deserves the chance to read, learn, and lead a life beyond the margins.
#LiteracyForAll
@hilderbrandpelzer3.bsky.social reminded us at #TRLConf2025 that we aren't powerless: Teach through reading frustration instead of punishing it.
Every child deserves the chance to read, learn, and lead a life beyond the margins.
#LiteracyForAll
October 9, 2025 at 8:39 PM
“We are all carrying the weight of this crisis.”
@hilderbrandpelzer3.bsky.social reminded us at #TRLConf2025 that we aren't powerless: Teach through reading frustration instead of punishing it.
Every child deserves the chance to read, learn, and lead a life beyond the margins.
#LiteracyForAll
@hilderbrandpelzer3.bsky.social reminded us at #TRLConf2025 that we aren't powerless: Teach through reading frustration instead of punishing it.
Every child deserves the chance to read, learn, and lead a life beyond the margins.
#LiteracyForAll
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#72: How Early Literacy Prevents the School to Prison Pipeline with Hilderbrand Pelzer III
Discover how early literacy prevents the school to prison pipeline—and learn powerful, research-backed ways to support struggling readers starting today.
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October 4, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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Investigative Reporters and Editors joins with numerous newsrooms and journalism organizations in condemning the Pentagon's new restrictions on reporters.
Read our full statement: www.ire.org/statement-on...
Read our full statement: www.ire.org/statement-on...
IRE statement on Pentagon press freedom constraints - Investigative Reporters & Editors
Investigative Reporters and Editors joins other journalism organizations in condemning the Pentagon's new press restrictions.
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September 23, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Investigative Reporters and Editors joins with numerous newsrooms and journalism organizations in condemning the Pentagon's new restrictions on reporters.
Read our full statement: www.ire.org/statement-on...
Read our full statement: www.ire.org/statement-on...
Can Allen Iverson help make Reebok cool again? www.inquirer.com/entertainmen...
Can Allen Iverson help make Reebok cool again?
The Sixers legend whose Reebok sneakers defined basketball fashion of the 1990s, is pairing up with Shaquille O’Neal to revive the brand's basketball shoes.
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September 17, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Can Allen Iverson help make Reebok cool again? www.inquirer.com/entertainmen...
Trump administration cuts funding to minority-serving colleges. What does this mean for Philly-area schools? www.inquirer.com/education/tr...
Trump administration cuts funding to minority-serving colleges. What does this mean for Philly-area schools?
The U.S. Department of Education announced it would reallocate funding to programs that “do not include discriminatory racial and ethnic quotas and that advance Administration priorities."
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September 17, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Trump administration cuts funding to minority-serving colleges. What does this mean for Philly-area schools? www.inquirer.com/education/tr...
Temple will phase out Chinese scholarship program after warning letter from House committee www.inquirer.com/education/te...
Temple will phase out Chinese scholarship program after warning letter from House committee
Temple's move to end the partnership with the Chinese Scholarship Council follows a letter from the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, warning of national security concerns.
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September 17, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Temple will phase out Chinese scholarship program after warning letter from House committee www.inquirer.com/education/te...
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Next month at the 9th Annual Conference of The Reading League in Chicago, Pelzer will expand on these ideas & challenge leaders to act.
Don’t miss his keynote & your choice of 60+ other sessions. Secure your spot before tickets are gone: www.thereadingleague.org/conference/
Don’t miss his keynote & your choice of 60+ other sessions. Secure your spot before tickets are gone: www.thereadingleague.org/conference/
The Reading League Conference
Join education leaders and changemakers from across the globe for a multi-day conference focused solely on the science of reading.
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September 11, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Next month at the 9th Annual Conference of The Reading League in Chicago, Pelzer will expand on these ideas & challenge leaders to act.
Don’t miss his keynote & your choice of 60+ other sessions. Secure your spot before tickets are gone: www.thereadingleague.org/conference/
Don’t miss his keynote & your choice of 60+ other sessions. Secure your spot before tickets are gone: www.thereadingleague.org/conference/
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Early reading failure fuels the school-to-prison pipeline.
In a new op-ed, educator & national speaker @hilderbrandpelzer3.bsky.social explains why literacy is freedom work & how leaders can interrupt the pipeline where it begins: in our classrooms.
In a new op-ed, educator & national speaker @hilderbrandpelzer3.bsky.social explains why literacy is freedom work & how leaders can interrupt the pipeline where it begins: in our classrooms.
The School-to-Prison Pipeline Runs Right Through Reading Classrooms
Hilderbrand Pelzer III is an educator, author, and national speaker whose career spans teaching, school leadership, and district leadership. Drawing on decades as a principal, district leader, and adv...
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September 11, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Early reading failure fuels the school-to-prison pipeline.
In a new op-ed, educator & national speaker @hilderbrandpelzer3.bsky.social explains why literacy is freedom work & how leaders can interrupt the pipeline where it begins: in our classrooms.
In a new op-ed, educator & national speaker @hilderbrandpelzer3.bsky.social explains why literacy is freedom work & how leaders can interrupt the pipeline where it begins: in our classrooms.
Did #CharlieKirk really say that about Martin Luther King Jr., Black women, Nancy Pelosi’s husband, empathy, and gun violence?
September 11, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Did #CharlieKirk really say that about Martin Luther King Jr., Black women, Nancy Pelosi’s husband, empathy, and gun violence?
Did #CharlieKirk really say that about Martin Luther King Jr., Black women, Nancy Pelosi’s husband, empathy, and gun violence?
September 11, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Did #CharlieKirk really say that about Martin Luther King Jr., Black women, Nancy Pelosi’s husband, empathy, and gun violence?
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WATCH: “I think it’s outrageous,” Zohran Mamdani says on new reporting that Trump is considering offering a job to Eric Adams to clear the NYC mayoral field for Andrew Cuomo. “This is an afront to our city’s democracy.”
September 4, 2025 at 12:54 AM
WATCH: “I think it’s outrageous,” Zohran Mamdani says on new reporting that Trump is considering offering a job to Eric Adams to clear the NYC mayoral field for Andrew Cuomo. “This is an afront to our city’s democracy.”