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from Post and Courier
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Programs like those at the award-winning Dorchester Adult Education Department have contributed greatly to a 25 percent decline in the South Carolina adult illiteracy rate, state education officials say.
Subject Terms: Literacy statistics, State surveys, Program improvement, Learning outcomes, South Carolina
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from Hamilton Journal-News
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Area program provides learning opportunities for adults
Subject Terms: Community literacy programs, Literacy statistics, Surveys
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from Deseret News
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Along with most of the country, Utah's adult literacy rates haven't changed much over the years, but the Beehive State still has one of the highest percentages of competent readers in the nation.
Subject Terms: Literacy statistics, State surveys, Reading skills, Utah
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from Fort Worth Business Press
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If you’ve ever been in a foreign country where you didn’t speak the language, you know the paralyzing feeling you get trying to navigate a map, street signs or a dinner menu. Now, imagine having that feeling every single day.
Subject Terms: Economic impact, Industry education relationships, Literacy statistics, Texas
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from Muskogee Phoenix
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Ring in 2009 with a pledge to become part of the solution
Subject Terms: Literacy statistics, Reading skills, Community literacy programs
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from Enid News & Eagle
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Clayton E. Nolen, director of adult education at Carver Education Center, believes to “stick and stay” is the most important thing anyone can do when they are furthering their education.
Subject Terms: GED, Dropouts, Learners
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from Hamilton Journal-News
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ABLE program puts students on pathway to earn a GED, which is the equivalent to a high school diploma.
Subject Terms: GED, Adult learners, Community literacy programs
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from National Institute for Literacy
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Join the Adult Literacy Professional Development Discussion List January
19-23, 2009 to explore the role of literacy in international social
change initiatives and what it could mean for you in your community.
Subject Terms: Social change, Professional development, Discussion, Listservs
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from Medscape
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Simple screening questions may help predict limited health literacy, according to the results of a study in the January/February issue of Annals of Family Medicine.
Subject Terms: Literacy health relationships, Screening, Limited literacy
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from WCTV
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Lieutenant Governor Jeff Kottkamp and Commissioner of Education Eric J. Smith kicked off Florida’s first-ever Celebrate Literacy Week today.
Subject Terms: State education agencies, Public awareness campaigns, State programs, Florida
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