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		<title>International Reading Association Forms Expert Research Panel to &#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[To advance the quality of literacy instruction in the United States, the International Reading Association. &#8230; According to the U.S. Department of Education&#039;s 2011 Condition of Education report, about 68 percent of 12th-graders in high-poverty schools graduated with a diploma in 2008, compared to 91 percent of 12th-graders in low-poverty schools. Moreover, the gap between [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Celebrating Literacy! Continuing the Legacy of Mary Walker &#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Local African-American newspaper the Chattanooga News Chronicle and CEO John Edwards and the City of Chattanooga Department of Education, Arts &#38; Culture (EAC) are facilitating the weeklong initiative, in partnership with the Southeast &#8230;]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.lvanj.org/2012/02/06/celebrating-literacy-continuing-the-legacy-of-mary-walker/</link>
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		<title>Volunteers for Adult Literacy in Florida (VALF): Adult Literacy &#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Other more current indicators of low literacy. Florida Graduation rate is at 80% This link takes you to several publications at the Florida Department of Education (FDOE) web page. You will need to scroll down on the page to &#8230;]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.lvanj.org/2012/02/06/volunteers-for-adult-literacy-in-florida-valf-adult-literacy/</link>
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		<title>Wake County school system looking at early childhood literacy &#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Merritt said they&#039;ve also been impressed about what they&#039;ve learned about &#34;The Kennewick Experience.&#34; School and community leaders worked together in Kennewick, located in Washington state, on early childhood literacy &#8230;]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.lvanj.org/2012/02/06/wake-county-school-system-looking-at-early-childhood-literacy/</link>
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		<title>Dept. of Corrections earns Financial Literacy Award &#124; FOX6Now.com &#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Scott Walker presented a 2011 Wisconsin Financial Literacy Award to the Wisconsin Department of Corrections (DOC) Monday. This, for educating prison inmates on money and personal finance as part of a comprehensive &#8230;]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.lvanj.org/2012/02/06/dept-of-corrections-earns-financial-literacy-award-fox6now-com/</link>
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		<title>Financial literacy program resonates with teens &#124; Business News</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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&#039;re getting it both ways. The MoneySmart teach-and-hire program, &#8230;]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.lvanj.org/2012/02/05/financial-literacy-program-resonates-with-teens-business-news/</link>
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		<title>LACUNY – Literacy News « Literacy News</title>
		<description><![CDATA[LogoSauce™ – LACUNY. LogoSauce – Logo design, inspiration and information. This entry was posted by webmaster on Sunday, January 15th, 2012 at 12:55 pm and is filed under LACUNY . You can follow any responses &#8230;]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.lvanj.org/2012/02/05/lacuny-%e2%80%93-literacy-news-%c2%ab-literacy-news-4/</link>
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		<title>on learning disabled……………… – A carer&#039;s journey. &#8211; Literacy News</title>
		<description><![CDATA[More on learning disabled……………… It is a lovely day but still very cold. I put my washing out this morning and my hands just froze. Holly can&#039;t manage the line so she gets away with it for now until summer then she pegs …]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.lvanj.org/2012/02/05/on-learning-disabled%e2%80%a6%e2%80%a6%e2%80%a6%e2%80%a6%e2%80%a6%e2%80%a6-%e2%80%93-a-carers-journey-literacy-news-2/</link>
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		<title>on learning disabled……………… – A carer&#039;s journey. &#8211; Literacy News</title>
		<description><![CDATA[More on learning disabled……………… It is a lovely day but still very cold. I put my washing out this morning and my hands just froze. Holly can&#039;t manage the line so she gets away with it for now until summer then she pegs &#8230;]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.lvanj.org/2012/02/05/on-learning-disabled%e2%80%a6%e2%80%a6%e2%80%a6%e2%80%a6%e2%80%a6%e2%80%a6-%e2%80%93-a-carers-journey-literacy-news/</link>
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		<title>A SPECIAL WORKSHOP WITH SPECIAL NEEDS &#8230; &#8211; Literacy News</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mr. Lavoie employs an interesting tactic in this workshop to help adults understand the world of these kids by taking a classroom full of teachers, parents and school administrators and treating them like learning disabled &#8230;]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.lvanj.org/2012/02/05/a-special-workshop-with-special-needs-literacy-news/</link>
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