March 11, 2016
We are thrilled to share that Margo Hudson, a 2012 Seeds of Literacy grad, will be named the Adult Learner of the Year by the Commission on Adult Basic Education at their national convention on April 11th in Dallas! We first met Margo as a student, then knew her as …
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March 08, 2016
Today is International Women’s Day, a time to recognize the achievements of women worldwide, and to advocate for all of the progress yet to be made. For many women, the cornerstone of that potential progress is improved literacy. Worldwide, 493 million women can’t read. As a result, they are disadvantaged …
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March 07, 2016
Undiagnosed or unmanaged learning disabilities can be a detriment to adults returning to school. Especially for older adults, for whom learning disabilities were not as openly talked about or readily diagnosed while they were school-aged, learning disabilities can be a silent challenge they’ve dealt with all their lives. These adults …
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February 29, 2016
Have you ever met someone and knew they were struggling in life with low literacy skills? You probably don’t think that you have. Yet 36 million adults are estimated to have less-than-basic literacy skills, while almost 30% of adults have numeracy skills that max out at counting and basic arithmetic. …
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February 22, 2016
Policy Matters Ohio has released a scathing in-depth report on the “GED® collapse” Ohio has experienced since the GED exam became the property of GED Testing Service, the joint venture between the American Council on Education and Pearson, the world’s largest for-profit education company. According to the report by the …
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February 15, 2016
You might not realize it, but President’s Day is the perfect holiday to talk about literacy. Most people know that Abraham Lincoln was a largely self-taught reader. His education came from a few random sessions with teachers, but he mostly was left to himself. The fact that such a brilliant …
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February 08, 2016
A former student who had earned her GED® credential came into my classroom last week and asked me if she could come back. There were, she told me, a couple of tutors that she wanted to talk to. When I started asking her which tutors she wanted to work with, …
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February 01, 2016
Cheila Dozier knows how difficult it is to kick the fears and insecurities of your past out of your future. After being held back a grade in elementary school, Cheila began to shut down. “I was so embarrassed,” she remembers. “I believe that was the end of everything.” Perhaps it …
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January 25, 2016
GED Testing Service has changed the passing score for the GED® test from 150 to 145. The current version of the GED exam, which took effect in January 2014, is aligned with Common Core standards and aimed at college and career readiness. However, the lowered passing score comes to better …
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January 19, 2016
A common question we get from new students is how long it will take them before they’re ready to take the GED® test. “If I come to class a lot, can I have it in two weeks? A month?” Unfortunately, this unrealistic timeline is often echoed by workplaces or court …
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