Florida Reading Programs Fight “The Summer Slide” Florida students can exercise their reading skills over the summer through a free program at their public library. The goal is to mitigate the summer reading loss that leaves some students two years Read more…
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Women’s Financial Confidence Falters A year after women started to close the financial literacy gap with men, their financial knowledge and confidence are waning again. Women are especially falling behind when it comes to managing money and investing, says a Read more…
New Report: 90 Million Low-skilled workers to be out of work for good According to a just-released report by the McKinsey Global Institute, between 90 and 95 million low-skilled workers, or 2.6% of the global workforce, could be permanently jobless by 2020. At Read more…
Florida’s First Lady kicks off 2012 Summer Literacy Adventure The Literacy Adventure challenges children to read as many books as possible over summer vacation. Mrs. Scott encouraged the children to make it fun and share their reading with friends and family. Adult Spelling Bee Read more…
Lilli Leight, 15, wins National Book Foundation for Literacy Award for donating books to homeless kids While volunteering at a Miami homeless shelter, Leight, 15, noticed that the kids would turn on the television after finishing their homework, because they didn’t Read more…
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