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[NEWS] Seeds Appears on Ideastream’s Sound of Ideas to Discuss Literacy

2/18/2025 CLEVELAND – Assistant Program Director Chris Richards and Student Ambassador Tina Weaver were joined by Education Reporter Conor Morris on Ideastream’s NPR “Sound of Ideas” to discuss the importance of adult literacy and how Seeds is addressing the need. They covered what brings people through the door at Seeds,
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[NEWS] Organizations promote literacy across the state – CJN article

3/18/25 This article originally appeared in the Cleveland Jewish News website and was written by Lydia Kacala. In Ohio, 17.7% of people have low literacy levels, according to a study from the World Population Review. The study also reports that 35% of fourth graders sit below “basic reading level.” Connie
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Tutor Honored with ServeOhio Award for 23 Years of Volunteer Tutoring

“This award belongs to everyone,” tutor Dean Knauss told a busy class on March 11. “Without all of you, I wouldn’t be standing here now.” Just three days earlier, Dean received the ServeOhio Award from the Ohio Commission on Service and Volunteerism at a ceremony and luncheon in Columbus. This
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[NEWS] Graduate Honored at National ProLiteracy Conference

Every two years, ProLiteracy recognizes those who have made outstanding achievements in the adult literacy and education landscape. The 2024 award recipients at a special luncheon during a Conference on Adult Education, held October 6–9 in Baltimore. After presenting each award, the honorees sat together on a panel to answer
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[NEWS] Seeds Sweeps Awards at Annual OAACE Conference

Pictured left to right: Chris Richards, Todd Seabrook, Alex Ippolito CLEVELAND, OHIO – October 2024 – At this year’s annual Ohio Association for Adult and Continuing Education (OAACE) conference and awards ceremony, held over two days in Columbus, Seeds of Literacy celebrated remarkable achievements, earning top awards in every category
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