March 25, 2021
With the vaccine now in ready supply, and the year anniversary of the pandemic this month, the Cleveland media is doing its part to fight misinformation with the facts. Fox 8’s Kevin Freeman visited Seeds of Literacy and spoke with Dr. Carmine Stewart, VP of Programing about the challenges that …
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March 24, 2021
Each year, 2012 Seeds Grad Maria Rodriguez speaks with first-year med students at Case Western Reserve University so they see an actual person behind the medical issues they read about in their textbooks. Before she came to Seeds, Maria’s low literacy impacted her health in a profound way. She spoke …
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March 02, 2021
Channel 3’s Brandon Simmons took a look at the impact the Digital Divide has on adult learners in GED programs like Seeds. Student Paula and Site Coordinator Chris Richards were happy to participate in the interview. Watch for yourself here. If you have difficulty with audio or video above, view …
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February 16, 2021
News 5 Cleveland reporter Jade Jarvis visited the Seeds West classroom to speak with tutors Bill Cook and Lenny Horowitz about their experience in the Virtual Classroom. Site Coordinator Todd Seabrook shared the desperate need for more tutors willing to work with students virtually. (Originally published on News 5 Cleveland …
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February 10, 2021
Some of you might be asking: Chris, why should I care? Why celebrate people who were President? Wasn’t being President enough? The truth is, the President has an impact on many peoples’ lives. The actions they take can change history. George Washington helped create our country. He built some of the …
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February 09, 2021
~ Have you said or thought any of these things? ~ “I don’t know what’s in it.” “I don’t trust it, it was created too quickly.” “I don’t want it to alter my DNA.” “The vaccine is going to give me COVID.” With so much information and misinformation on TV …
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February 01, 2021
Seeds Celebrates Just a Few of the Many Achievements of African Americans WHY BLACK HISTORY IS IMPORTANT Check back as we feature more videos throughout the month of February! STOKELY CARMICHAEL Political activism can be a difficult, controversial life. But Stokely Carmichael didn’t back down from pressure. From his early …
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January 13, 2021
Physical Classroom Reopening Unlikely This Fiscal Year JANUARY 13, 2021 – (Cleveland) “The path to reopen is not straight,” President & CEO Bonnie Entler said in her most recent COVID-response update to stakeholders, issued the second week of the new year. “Each of these messages to you is preceded by …
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January 11, 2021
Michigan-native Schanel thought her years of skilled labor would more than make up for her lack of a high school diploma – after all, it had so far. Like many Seeds students, Schanel didn’t finish high school because she chose to stay home and take care of family. Her sister, …
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December 02, 2020
Launched in September, Seeds of Literacy’s Virtual Classroom has become a lifeline to learning for students across the country. Anaya and Isaac, who live in Maryland, are grateful for discovering the warm, welcoming way Seeds helps pupils thrive. Anaya met her future husband, Isaac, in 2010, when Anaya (who has …
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