Archive for September, 2011

Michael Yarbrough: America's Early Childhood Education Crisis

The fact of the matter is that early childhood, ages three to five, is not only an ideal time to build a solid foundation in literacy and critical thinking abilities, but a crucial one at that.

DCECU Partners With FamilyMint for Financial Literacy Program

Dow Chemical Employees Credit Union is proud to take financial responsibility to a new level by partnering with FamilyMint, an award-winning online money management application that helps parents raise money-smart kids …

Governor Fallin Issues Proclamation Supporting Early Childhood

30, 2011 as Early Childhood Awareness Week in Oklahoma and stressed the importance of supporting early childhood literacy in the state. Together with Reach Out and Read Oklahoma, she encouraged parents to read daily …

Governor Fallin Issues Proclamation Supporting Early Childhood

30, 2011 as Early Childhood Awareness Week in Oklahoma and stressed the importance of supporting early childhood literacy in the state. Together with Reach Out and Read Oklahoma, she encouraged parents to read daily …

Information Literacy Weblog: New issue of Information Research

Sanda Erdelez, Josipa Basic and Deborah D. Levitov: Potential for inclusion of information encountering within information literacy models. Photo by Sheila Webber: autumn roses, Blackheath, September 2011. Posted by …

College Librarians Value Role in Information Literacy, but Faculty

An overwhelming majority of directors of academic libraries consider teaching information literacy skills to undergraduates to be a very important role for their libraries, but faculty members are considerably less enthusiastic, …

Educators and financial literacy advocates respond to growing

The State Board of Education mandated and the education department has developed and is implementing a financial literacy curriculum for grades 3 to 12. Del. Dana Stein, a Baltimore County Democrat who co-chaired a …

Governor Fallin Issues Proclamation Supporting Early Childhood

30, 2011 as Early Childhood Awareness Week in Oklahoma and stressed the importance of supporting early childhood literacy in the state. Together with Reach Out and Read Oklahoma, she encouraged parents to read daily …

Digital Literacy Program Planned – Jackson News Story – WAPT

JACKSON, Miss. — The Mississippi State University Extension Service and Southern Rural Development Center will partner to begin a digital literacy program to increase broadband adoption across the state. Wednesday …

DOE announces Literacy PSA contest | Chipley Bugle

TALLAHASSEE – The Florida Department of Education, in partnership with Florida's First Lady Ann Scott and the Florida Department of State today announced the 2012 Celebrate Literacy Week, Florida! Public Service …