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OP ED: Literacy Is An Everyday Miracle

Before moving to Virginia, Billy Hallal was a Site Coordinator at Seeds. You can take the boy out of Seeds but you can’t take Seeds out of the boy.  Now at ForKids — one of the largest providers of homeless services to families in Virginia — he’s still sharing our
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Seeds Partners In Cleveland’s Race to One Million Books

NOVEMBER 30, 2022 (CLEVELAND, OH) – A city that reads together grows together. That’s the purpose behind the Cleveland Reads Citywide Reading Challenge.  The goal is for the entire city to collectively read one million books and/or one million minutes in 2023. Sign up online at clevelandreads.com and to use
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Tutor Tips from Dr. Carmine Stewart

Tutor Tip: The Reluctant Math Tutor

This tip originally appeared in the November issue of Tutor News from Dr. Carmine Stewart, VP Programming “But I Don’t Do Math.” During every tutor training I have attended, someone says “I would love to tutor, but I don’t do math.” For most tutors, and even the staff, it’s been a
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Running for (Seeds of) Literacy In Antarctica

What does Seeds of Literacy have to do with what’s commonly known as “The End of the World” in Antarctica? The answer to that question originates four years ago. The Perfect Partnership Margo Hudson (grad, tutor, ambassador, award-winner) works in the United Club at the airport. For the talkative woman
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Long-time tutor Jane Bohne in the classroom

Tutor Spotlight: Jane Bohne’s 22 Years at Seeds

Very few people can say they’ve been a part of the entire transformation of Seeds, from church basements to world-wide online. Jane Bohne is one of the few. She’s volunteered with us for 22 of our 25 years, amassing 2,130* hours of working with students. After college, Jane was a
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The Boomerang Staff

As Seeds President Bonnie Entler gives new employees the welcome tour, she introduces coworkers with a little background information, such as “one of the long-time staffers” or “new, just like you!”  But now there’s a growing category of employees — “The Boomerangs” also called “The Returned.” These are the staff
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[VIDEO] 25th: The Year Was 1997

1997 was an eventful year.  In the United States, it began with Bill Clinton being sworn in for his second term, with Madeline Albright becoming the first woman to serve as Secretary of State. In the skies overhead, the Hale-Bopp Comet lit up the night skies. Culturally, there were many
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Tutor Tips from Dr. Carmine Stewart

Tutor Tip: Improving Fluency

This tip originally appeared in the July 2022 issue of Tutor News from Dr. Carmine Stewart, VP Programming Fluency is the ability to read with speed, accuracy, and expression. If a student is not able to read fluently they will most likely struggle with comprehension. You can tell that a
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