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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 …

Originally published by FreshWater Cleveland July 09, 2024 Spectrum officials announced on Saturday, June 29 that it has awarded Seeds of Literacy a $25,000 Spectrum Digital Education grant for expanding its virtual classroom.  Specializing in GED preparation, Seeds of Literacy provides free personalized education to empower adults with an easily accessible adult literacy program, …

This story was published by Connor Morris from Ideastream Public Media. Most graduation ceremonies take place in late spring at the end of the school year. However, dozens of adult learners in the Cleveland area were honored with their own unique graduation ceremony in June through the May Dugan Center …

Seeds West students Roberta Jordan and Xavier Long agreed to an interview with Spectrum News reporter Taryn Galbreath. This story was originally published May 29, 2023 on Spectrum. CLEVELAND — As Seeds of Literacy celebrates its 25th anniversary this year of working to break the cycle of poverty through education, a …

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 …

Our friends at Channel 5 took a trip to Seeds East to speak with students, tutors, and staff about literacy. This story was originally published by news5cleveland.com, airing August 31, 2022 By: Catherine Ross, WEWS Reporter CLEVELAND — In her late 60s, an experience in the church led Barbara Driscoll to a new …

Reporter Maureen Kyle checked in with Seeds via Zoom recently to discuss the FREE adult education program offered by Seeds of Literacy. We’re so grateful to Maureen and WKYC for being an Education Station! Originally published by WKCY October 20, 2021 CLEVELAND — 66 percent of adults in Cleveland are considered “functionally …

Cleveland, OH (June 17, 2019) – Bonnie Entler, Executive Director of Seeds of Literacy, was named to Northeast Ohio’s 2019 Notable Women in Education list by Crain’s Cleveland Business. The list features female leaders in the education sector, including teachers, coaches, and administrators, spanning K through 12 to higher education. …