Financial Literacy Class Offers Skills Not Taught in School The program also helps participants, many of whom left school before graduation, with job-readiness training and educational services like preparation for the high school equivalency diploma test. As an incentive to Read more…
Tag: adult education
Those who know me, know that I do not like to write unless I have to. That being said, when the Florida Literacy Coalition, asked me to write this blog, I was hesitant to say yes. Even today, it’s very Read more…
2012 Resolutions for the Nonprofit World The Chronicle of Philanthropy invited leaders of the nonprofit world to share their resolutions ans an opportunity to set new goals. While not all these are focused on literacy, there are ideas that all Read more…
Orange County School Board Member Takes the FCAT The man in question is Rick Roach, who is in his fourth four-year term representing District 3 on the Board of Education in Orange County, Fl., a public school system with 180,000 students. Now in Read more…
It’s a rare student who comes into my ABE/GED classroom without the intention to get a job or get a better job. Students are well aware that without strong literacy skills and a high school diploma or GED, their career Read more…
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