April 18, 2022
April 18 – April 2022 “We won’t do it,” they said. “We refuse to choose just one.” But each Site Coordinator had to do just that when they selected a tutor to represent all of the wonderful volunteers at Seeds during Volunteer Appreciation Week. Make no mistake, every tutor is …
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November 20, 2021
When Seeds returned to the Union Club to host the first in-person event in two years, no one was sure what to expect. But it seems that guests were eager to be together and celebrate Cultivator Impact Award recipient Rich Clark, and learn more about the importance of adult literacy. …
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September 09, 2021
September 8, 2021 Website: Literacy Awards Three organizations working to expand literacy and promote reading will be awarded the 2021 Library of Congress Literacy Awards, Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden announced September 8, 2021. Top prizes are being awarded to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, the Parents as Teachers National Center and …
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August 11, 2021
NEW INFORMATION: 8/25/2021 If you or someone you know has completed high school but has NOT passed all 5 sections of their OGT test, time is running out! Next summer (June 30, 2022), the OGT will be discontinued, leaving students with fewer options if they wish to earn a high school diploma …
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August 09, 2021
Reporter Jade Jarvis from News 5 Cleveland interviewed staff and students about vaccine hesitancy and the impact it is having on the adult education program offered by Seeds of Literacy. We are grateful to Jade and Channel 5 for their ongoing coverage of our important mission and for recognizing the …
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August 03, 2021
When we announced our classrooms would reopen post-pandemic. we didn’t let up on our pandemic precautions. At this time, the physical classrooms are only available to fully-vaccinated students and tutors and masks are still required. We have additional layers of protection in place to keep everyone safe, and healthy. [The …
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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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October 08, 2020
Earlier this month, News 5 Reporter Jade Jarvis met with members of the Seeds Family at Seeds East. It was the first opportunity for tutor Ed Round and student Eddie Clark to see the COVID-prevention precautions in the classroom (which is still closed.) It was also a chance for Site …
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September 08, 2020
Every time you don’t show up, every time you don’t vote, someone else is happy to make a decision for you. Produced by: Sauce W8ed Down Shot by: Bangout Films Directed by: YelloPain & Bangout Films Edited by: YelloPain Co-Created by: Desiree Tims Election years pose unique opportunities for educators …
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August 03, 2020
It has now been more than 17 weeks since Seeds of Literacy shut its classroom doors – without warning – due to COVID-19. Like other districts in Ohio, Seeds continues to reflect on that time, assessing what needs to be improved to make remote learning sustainable long-term. As K-12 districts struggle to balance …
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