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CBS 7: 2.24.2021 with Jay Hendricks
Jay
Hendricks was joined by Alba Austin, Executive Director of the Permian Basin
Adult Literary Center to discuss the center’s new classes in
Odessa. WATCH 03:29
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MLive: 2.26.2021 by Rose White
About
56% of adults in Muskegon County are below proficient with their reading
ability, according to a national survey.
It’s
that statistic and high rates of local students reading below grade level that
prompted Read Muskegon to lead a community effort to address
illiteracy.
The
organization partnered with the National
Center for Families Learning (NCFL) to host a virtual literacy summit
Tuesday morning. About 100 school leaders, community members, business owners
and social services agencies gathered to discuss “dire literacy needs,” said
Rosa Guzman Snyder, director of community development with NCFL.
According
to 2018 M-STEP data, about 62% of Muskegon County third graders are reading
below their grade level, and SAT data shows about half of local high school
juniors are not considered college ready in reading and writing.
While illiteracy is
“much bigger” than schools, Read Muskegon Executive Director Melissa Moore
highlighted those stats to illustrate the scope of the issue. She also noted
the COVID-19 pandemic has only increased the “intensity of the illiteracy
crisis” both in Muskegon and across the country. READ MORE ➤➤
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KSHB: 2.26.2021 by Taylor Hemness
All
this month, 41 Action News has observed Black History Month, with stories
encouraging viewers to learn more about some of the impactful people and places
in Kansas City.
Now,
Literacy
KC has developed an smartphone app to take
people on guided tours of some of those locations.
One
such example is D.A. Holmes School on Benton Boulevard. Built in 1904, the
building now houses apartments for seniors. But during the 90 years it was a
school, it became a chapter in Kansas City's educational segregation story.
It’s
one of more than a dozen sites featured on the Literacy KC Adventure app.
Marquis
Queen, founder of a local tech company called SLCKET,
built the app. He's also a board member for Literacy KC.
“As
a black inventor, I get to help bring to life, through technology that we
created, this story,” Queen said. “This insight about black history in a way
that people just haven't seen."
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Palmetto Literacy Council Newsletter: Feb 2021
Palmetto
Literacy Council had the pleasure of hosting its second
Virtual Author Discussion on January 30, 2021 which featured two engaging and
talented South Carolina authors. These virtual discussions reflect PLC’s desire
to celebrate and showcase local authors who share our passion to improve
literacy. Barbara Evers and Rebecca Bruff generously volunteered their time to
support our mission to improve literacy while discussing their lives as
professional authors.
Barbara
Evers lives in Greer, South Carolina and is the
author of The Watchers of Moniah trilogy. She is a Pushcart Prize nominee and
also a two-time Carrie McCray winner whose short stories and essays have
appeared in the best-selling anthology, Child of My Child: Poems and Stories
for Grandparents, The Petigru Review and moonShine Review. When she’s not
writing, Barbara is a professional trainer, speaker, and freelance editor.
Rebecca
Bruff, who lives in Beaufort, South Carolina, is
the author of Trouble the Water. The novel received First Place/Gold awards for
Debut Novel and Adult Fiction, a Bronze award for Historical Fiction from The
Feathered Quill Awards, and First Place/Gold in Fiction from American Bookfest.
In 2017, she was a scholarship recipient for the prestigious Key West Literary
Seminar. Rebecca has also published a children’s book, Stars of Wonder. READ MORE ➤➤
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