July 11, 2016
Politics are a contentious topic at any time. In this election cycle in particular, our political dialogue seems extra heated, the divide between us a little deeper. With the Republican National Convention coming to Cleveland next week, there’s a heightened sense of politics in the air. From our perspective at …
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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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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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September 01, 2015
Given national and local conversations about education, it’s pretty clear that our idea of education is almost exclusively linked to children. When we imagine minds newly opened to levels of greater understanding, what we typically picture are children learning the foundational blocks of knowledge that build the complex world around …
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