http://blog.lvanj.org News about literacy and the benefits of reading. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:40:03 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://blog.lvanj.org/2012/02/05/financial-literacy-program-resonates-with-teens-business-news/ http://blog.lvanj.org/2012/02/05/financial-literacy-program-resonates-with-teens-business-news/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:32:00 +0000 webmaster http://blog.lvanj.org/2012/02/05/financial-literacy-program-resonates-with-teens-business-news/ Some teens learn about money from a book. Some learn it on the job. For 65 teens involved with Carmichael, Calif.-based nonprofit BeMoneySmartUSA, they're getting it both ways. The MoneySmart teach-and-hire program, …

]]> http://blog.lvanj.org/2012/02/05/financial-literacy-program-resonates-with-teens-business-news/feed/ 0 http://blog.lvanj.org/2012/02/04/24-h-e-l-p-hip-hop-educational-literacy-program-bloombars/ http://blog.lvanj.org/2012/02/04/24-h-e-l-p-hip-hop-educational-literacy-program-bloombars/#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 07:20:04 +0000 webmaster http://blog.lvanj.org/2012/02/04/24-h-e-l-p-hip-hop-educational-literacy-program-bloombars/ a media literacy workshop that allows students to explore various countries, cultures, and social justice themes thru the innovative analysis of inspired Hip Hop lyrics in a project-based, multimedia classroom instructional presentation.

]]> http://blog.lvanj.org/2012/02/04/24-h-e-l-p-hip-hop-educational-literacy-program-bloombars/feed/ 0 http://blog.lvanj.org/2012/02/02/financial-literacy-program-for-young-people-mitchell-culp/ http://blog.lvanj.org/2012/02/02/financial-literacy-program-for-young-people-mitchell-culp/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:22:38 +0000 webmaster http://blog.lvanj.org/2012/02/02/financial-literacy-program-for-young-people-mitchell-culp/ As a bankruptcy attorney, I wish more young people included financial literacy and personal finance in their high school and post-secondary education.

]]> http://blog.lvanj.org/2012/02/02/financial-literacy-program-for-young-people-mitchell-culp/feed/ 0 http://blog.lvanj.org/2012/02/02/students-complete-financial-literacy-program-debt-management/ http://blog.lvanj.org/2012/02/02/students-complete-financial-literacy-program-debt-management/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:02:04 +0000 webmaster http://blog.lvanj.org/2012/02/02/students-complete-financial-literacy-program-debt-management/ PORT ST. LUCIE – Small things add up fast and manage your spending are pieces of good financial advice. What makes this advice even better is it came.

]]> http://blog.lvanj.org/2012/02/02/students-complete-financial-literacy-program-debt-management/feed/ 0 http://blog.lvanj.org/2012/02/01/comcasts-internet-essentials-program-expanding-as-digital-literacy/ http://blog.lvanj.org/2012/02/01/comcasts-internet-essentials-program-expanding-as-digital-literacy/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:46:00 +0000 webmaster http://blog.lvanj.org/2012/02/01/comcasts-internet-essentials-program-expanding-as-digital-literacy/ If everyone needs the internet, then poor kids need it more — since so much learning material is dependent on technology. Comcast teamed up with the FCC.

]]> http://blog.lvanj.org/2012/02/01/comcasts-internet-essentials-program-expanding-as-digital-literacy/feed/ 0 http://blog.lvanj.org/2012/01/28/governor-markell-announces-new-funding-for-financial-literacy/ http://blog.lvanj.org/2012/01/28/governor-markell-announces-new-funding-for-financial-literacy/#comments Sat, 28 Jan 2012 21:54:01 +0000 webmaster http://blog.lvanj.org/2012/01/28/governor-markell-announces-new-funding-for-financial-literacy/ Governor Markell Announces New Funding For Financial Literacy Programs. This entry was posted Saturday, 28 January, 2012 at 4:54 pm. Applications Being Sought From Schools, Community Non-Profit Organizations — Deadline is …

]]> http://blog.lvanj.org/2012/01/28/governor-markell-announces-new-funding-for-financial-literacy/feed/ 0 http://blog.lvanj.org/2012/01/27/new-everfi-digital-literacy-program-free-to-8-9-grades-in-ky-and/ http://blog.lvanj.org/2012/01/27/new-everfi-digital-literacy-program-free-to-8-9-grades-in-ky-and/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:16:00 +0000 webmaster http://blog.lvanj.org/2012/01/27/new-everfi-digital-literacy-program-free-to-8-9-grades-in-ky-and/ An education tech company that creates interactive applications to teach students life skills recently introduced a new offering about digital literacy, cyberbullying, and related topics.

]]> http://blog.lvanj.org/2012/01/27/new-everfi-digital-literacy-program-free-to-8-9-grades-in-ky-and/feed/ 0 http://blog.lvanj.org/2012/01/27/olpc-and-knight-foundation-launch-digital-literacy-program-in-2/ http://blog.lvanj.org/2012/01/27/olpc-and-knight-foundation-launch-digital-literacy-program-in-2/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:47:37 +0000 webmaster http://blog.lvanj.org/2012/01/27/olpc-and-knight-foundation-launch-digital-literacy-program-in-2/ OLPC and Knight Foundation launch digital literacy program in Miami school | One Laptop per Child. Great project for the Miami area school. I wonder if they need some consultants from Fargo to come down in the next couple …

]]> http://blog.lvanj.org/2012/01/27/olpc-and-knight-foundation-launch-digital-literacy-program-in-2/feed/ 0 http://blog.lvanj.org/2012/01/27/olpc-and-knight-foundation-launch-digital-literacy-program-in/ http://blog.lvanj.org/2012/01/27/olpc-and-knight-foundation-launch-digital-literacy-program-in/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:30:45 +0000 webmaster http://blog.lvanj.org/2012/01/27/olpc-and-knight-foundation-launch-digital-literacy-program-in/ This semester, the Knight Foundation and One Laptop Per Child are launching a digital literacy effort at Liberty City's Holmes Elementary School. Here is our.

]]> http://blog.lvanj.org/2012/01/27/olpc-and-knight-foundation-launch-digital-literacy-program-in/feed/ 0 http://blog.lvanj.org/2012/01/26/santa-cruzs-literacy-program-makes-call-for-tutors-to-help-waiting/ http://blog.lvanj.org/2012/01/26/santa-cruzs-literacy-program-makes-call-for-tutors-to-help-waiting/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 04:40:36 +0000 webmaster http://blog.lvanj.org/2012/01/26/santa-cruzs-literacy-program-makes-call-for-tutors-to-help-waiting/ SANTA CRUZ Although Allen Rozelle has a standing engagement every Monday and Tuesday evening, his experience is never the same.

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