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Posted on September 25, 2017
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AEFL Week is here! And here are links to resources that you can use to promote adult education and family literacy in your communities and with your legislators. National Coalition for Literacy resource page: http://national-coalition-literacy.org/adult-education-and-family-literacy-week/aefl-week-resources/ World Education blog series on The Well: http://thewell.worlded.org/raising-our-civic-voices/ TESOL… Continue Reading “Adult Ed & Family Literacy Week 2017”
Category: Adult Education, Advocacy, Literacy & NumeracyTags: adult literacy, community, digital literacy, English as a second language, family literacy, financial literacy, health literacy, lifelong learning, numeracy, policy, policy making
Posted on September 13, 2017
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This week two corporations that have long supported adult and family literacy are launching a new social media campaign “aimed at educating customers on the positive impact literacy and reading advancements can make in one’s life and inspiring people to continually look to learn… Continue Reading “Highlighting Literacy Success Stories”
Category: Adult Education, Advocacy, Language in Society, Literacy & NumeracyTags: adult literacy, community, family literacy, lifelong learning, literacy, numeracy, quality of life, reading
Posted on January 10, 2017
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As reported by the Fargo Monthly, an interesting idea for creating a business that will provide total support for a nonprofit enterprise. Local Surgeon Builds 100 Percent Self-Sufficient Nonprofit, The JTG Foundation by Andrew Jason on Nov 22, 2016 Not settled with just giving… Continue Reading “An Idea for a Self-sustaining Nonprofit”
Posted on September 22, 2016
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“For the entire history of the human species until the 1960s, a majority of adults were illiterate. Now 85 percent of adults worldwide are literate and the share is rising,” Nicholas Kristof notes in a September 22 New York Times op-ed, The Best News… Continue Reading “Good News for a Change”
Posted on July 2, 2016
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A powerful infographic on the divide between those who have attended college and those who have not, from the Center on Education and the Workforce at Georgetown University. “Out of the 11.6 million jobs created in the post-recession economy, 11.5 million went to workers… Continue Reading “The Divide Isn’t Just Digital”
Posted on January 16, 2016
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In her January 14 column, Lonnae O’Neal suggests that, for this new year, we resolve to be mindful of others — and act on that awareness consistently, responsibly, and respectfully. Must the poor lose privacy before we give? by Lonnae O’Neal, wapo.st/lonnae I had… Continue Reading “A Resolution That Sees Beyond the Self”
Posted on December 21, 2015
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Here is an update from Colby Itkowitz on the Atlanta Homeward Choir’s trip to Washington, DC, where they sang at the Lincoln Memorial and at the White House. Itkowitz writes: “Suddenly these men, who for most of their days feel invisible, were seen.”… Continue Reading “The Power of Singing, part 2”
Posted on November 27, 2015
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“It fosters a strong sense of community and a sense of hope … a sense of a life beyond where I am now.” An inspiring day-after-Thanksgiving story about the Atlanta Homeward Choir by Colby Itkowitz of the Washington Post. A carol from the homeless:… Continue Reading “The Power of Singing”
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