Austen Hecker, Ed.D.

Austen Hecker, EdD, coordinates the America Reads tutoring program and is an outreach specialist at Virginia Literacy Partnerships. Her doctoral work focused on data-based instructional decision-making, so she brings a valuable perspective to Tier 1 implementation and reading reform.

Science of Reading

Ownership that Drives Literacy Change

July 17th, 2026|2 min read