October 17, 2019
Seeds of Literacy held its signature event, Thrive!, on Oct. 11 at the Union Club in downtown Cleveland, where the organization honored tutor and advocate Bob Frost with the Cultivator Impact Award. Now in its second year, Thrive! celebrates those who help Seeds of Literacy students succeed and thrive. After …
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July 16, 2019
Seeds of Literacy is in the news again. This time, it’s a piece from Columbus reporter Lisa Rantala. The story focuses on Seeds student Erica McCrary, a student who graduated high school without the ability to read or do basic math. The story is part of Rantala’s “Scoring Our Schools”, …
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June 03, 2019
Lindsay Oliver, from Spectrum News Ohio, recently spent a morning at Seeds East, learning about adult functional illiteracy rates in Cleveland. “Functionally illiterate means they are still able to parent, work, and function, but they don’t really have the reading, writing and math skills to prosper in our society. That …
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May 24, 2019
On Thursday, May 23, 2019, more than 160 guests attended Sinatra! for Sonata, a fundraiser for Seeds. Performer Michael Sonata, a sought-after Sinatra impersonator, transported the audience back in time. But the true star of the show was student Abigail Figueroa. Check out our photo essay from the event, as …
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April 30, 2019
Cleveland, OH (4-16-2019) – Bank of America has awarded Seeds of Literacy $10,000 in financial support. “Funds from Bank of America will support our individualized student instruction,” explained Bonnie Entler, Executive Director. “Adult basic ed is the on-ramp to workforce development. Last year, most new students entered Seeds with low …
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April 15, 2019
In March 2019, Seeds of Literacy was featured on an entire episode of Cleveland’s 43 Focus with host and news anchor Harry Boomer. The organization was last featured on the program in 2017 to discuss the State’s adoption of the TASC and HiSET as alternatives to the GED. Executive Director …
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March 18, 2019
How do you count someone who doesn’t walk into the room? You find where they are walking. That is just what Dr. Margaret Patterson and her team did for a recent study on adult education participation. An independent researcher and past research director of the American Council on Education, Dr. …
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March 14, 2019
If there’s one thing we love at Seeds, it’s incorporating snacks into learning. Each March 14, we celebrate the mathematical pi with delicious, flaky pie…and other activities. (It’s also Albert Einstein’s birthday, so the pie becomes a wonderful substitute for birthday cake.) Last year, we put Pi(e) Day Into Perspective …
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March 06, 2019
Seeds of Literacy has been on a quest to demonstrate just how important adult literacy is — and how important our program is to the Northeast Ohio community — ever since the State stopped our funding last year. We’ve invited all of our State officials to visit our sites, talk …
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February 11, 2019
Seeds of Literacy, the innovative one-to-one tutoring program for adult high school equivalency (HSE) preparation, now includes instruction for adults who are beginning readers and struggling readers. “The Beginning & Struggling Reader Program creates educational access to even more members of the community,” explains Dr. Carmine Stewart, Program Director for …
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