Linda Diamond has dedicated her career to teaching children to read, particularly those with word reading difficulties like dyslexia. 

A long-time partner of Collaborative Classroom, Linda co-founded the Consortium on Reaching Excellence in Education (CORE) alongside former California Superintendent of Public Instruction Bill Honig in 1995. After serving as CORE’s president for 26 years, Linda stepped down from that role in December 2020 but continues to serve on CORE’s Advisory Board.

Linda has also worked as a public school teacher, princi