The following is a poem that was selected to be part of the 2012 Adult Learner Essay Book, “Crossroads.” We are now accepting essays for the 2013 book. Please view our Adult Learner Essay Book page for more information. The Read more…
Author: Florida Literacy Coalition
It’s great to be invited to guest blog for the Florida Literacy Coalition. We, Patricia Garfield, Alyson Amy Edge and I, are high school teachers working with teens in the area of financial literacy and economics at the Academy of Read more…
This essay, written sometime during King’s junior year at Morehouse, explores the dual function of education. According to King, education must “discipline the mind” and orient human life around a set of morals. Without this latter component, King warns, education Read more…
As you might have heard, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is a National Day of Service. Each year, Americans across the country answer that question by coming together on the King Holiday to serve their neighbors and communities. The MLK Read more…
It’s hardly a surprise that just when people ask for assistance the most, nonprofit organizations experience the most difficulty bringing in donations vital to maintaining, or even increasing, its efforts to support the needs of the community. Overcoming this paradox Read more…
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