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Matt Bardin
Matt Bardin is an adolescent-literacy expert, author, and founder of Zinc Learning Labs, an innovative platform dedicated to helping middle and high school students develop reading confidence and comprehension skills. A former classroom teacher and tutor, Matt is the author of Zen and the Art of the SAT and a leading voice in reshaping how we approach adolescent literacy. His work emphasizes conscious reading, vocabulary instruction, and high-interest content as tools to close comprehension gaps and combat information inequality. Matt is passionate about equity in education and equipping all students—regardless of background—with the skills they need to thrive as readers and thinkers.