The Educator

National initiative tackles literacy and numeracy gap

The initiative will see educators from partnering schools receive tools and specialist literacy and numeracy coaching to ...
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Health Literacy and Numeracy: Workshop Summary

The first panel was separated into two sections, each followed by a brief discussion section. It began with a presentation defining the concept of numeracy by Lynda Ginsburg, an educational researcher ...
Ledger-Enquirer

‘Bold action.’ A Columbus school will be converted into a center for struggling students

During its Feb. 20, 2024 meeting, the Muscogee County School District board unanimously approved superintendent David Lewis’ recommendation to convert Brewer Elementary School into a literacy and ...
WVXU

More than half of Ohio adults aren’t proficient in literacy and numeracy. One organization is trying to help

Mark Doyle is one of the tutors who helps learners at Seeds of Literacy. The organization offers continued education for adults who may have slipped through the cracks of the education system as ...
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Promoting Literacy for More Peaceful, Just and Sustainable Societies

International Literacy Day 2023 will be celebrated on 8 September under the theme “Promoting literacy for a world in transition: Building the foundation for sustainable and peaceful societies”. The ...
The Conversation

Curriculum changes must tackle the lifelong consequences of NZ’s alarming literacy and numeracy declines

This research was funded by a Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment Endeavour grant. Literacy and numeracy are under the spotlight as Aotearoa New Zealand grapples with how to improve student ...