October 24, 2024
[Summer Intern Erika Scharf contributed to this article. She attends Oberlin College] For much of her life, 53-year-old Charise Mayfield has been focused on taking care of others. But at Seeds of Literacy, she finally has the opportunity to do something for herself. Charise began studying at Seeds of Literacy …
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October 09, 2024
[This article was written by Intern Erika Scharf. She attends Oberlin College.] When you walk into the classroom at Seeds East, you might see Shanta Moore, hard at work studying or making friends with the new people that came in. Either way, you’ll be able to tell it’s her from …
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August 05, 2024
[This article was written by Intern Erika Scharf. She attends Oberlin College.] Carol Baraga is not a know-it-all, but she does know a lot. Growing up, Carol liked school. She self describes as an easy learner, someone who could enjoy all the subjects. But she had a wicked adversary: algebra. …
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July 24, 2024
This story originally published by The Land, July 18, 2024, by Michael Smith Empowering Cleveland: The Seeds of Literacy Story The City of Cleveland faces a significant economic challenge: adult illiteracy. Some 66 percent of adults living inside the city are functionally illiterate. In some neighborhoods in Cleveland that number …
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July 14, 2024
This article was written by Intern Erika Scharf. She attends Oberlin College. Patrick Stamper’s dream has always been to help others as a paramedic, but one thing stood in his way: a high school diploma. Patrick, 24, is a Seeds 2023 alum. He has always wanted to work with Emergency …
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July 05, 2024
The Seeds of Literacy Class of 2024 celebrated with a ceremony at Tri-C Metro’s Campus Center on Saturday, June 29. A new venue for the Seeds graduation, the space afforded the opportunity for even more friends and family to attend. Thirty of the year’s 120 graduates decorated their caps, put …
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July 01, 2024
On Saturday, June 15, more than 130 guests filled the Woodland Hall Garden Room at Cleveland’s Botanical Garden in University Circle for “Brunch Among the Blooms.” Sponsored in part by FirstEnergy, Carnegie Management & Development Corporation, and Huntington, the goal of the event was two-fold: Raise awareness about the problem …
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June 01, 2024
[5/20/2024] Women We Admire recently announced Seeds President & CEO Bonnie Entler as a Top 50 Women Leaders of Ohio for 2024. The Women We Admire organization is one of the fastest-growing professional women’s networks, providing news and information on today’s female leadership in business, entertainment, sports, motherhood, medicine, law, …
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May 16, 2024
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May 01, 2024
WHEN WE READ, DO WE LEARN HOW TO PREDICT? That was the question researcher Brittany Finch set out to investigate. The PhD candidate at Michigan State University specializes in cognitive science and second language studies. If Brittany’s hypothesis is correct, literacy levels directly influence one’s capacity to anticipate words during …
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