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Jane Simpson
Jane Simpson In Literacy + Identity

Australia’s Indigenous Languages Won’t Survive If Kids Learn Only English

For Indigenous children to talk about a range of ideas in two languages, and grow up knowing that both of those languages are valued, Australia's schools need far more efficient mother-tongue instruction.
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Trudi Jacobson and Thomas P. Mackey
Trudi Jacobson and Thomas P. Mackey In Education

Can’t Seem to Stop Those Ads Following You Around? Why Not Become ‘Metaliterate’?

We can all be metaliterate learners – meditative and empowered, asking perceptive questions, thinking about what and how we learn, while sharing our content and insights as we make contributions to society.
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Kate James
Kate James In Illiteracy

The Invisible Crisis That We Can No Longer Ignore

The curse of illiteracy is that it is largely invisible. But its impact is global and devastating. If you see inequality and poverty, you’re seeing the impact of illiteracy.
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Zach Schepis
Zach Schepis In Climate + Education

Puerto Rico’s Teachers Are in the Fight of their Lives Against Privatized Education

In the wake of Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico's educators fight against government and corporate agendas to commandeer the public system for profit.
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Nicola Bell
Nicola Bell In Explainer

How the Brain Changes When We Learn to Read

Learning to read is not easy. It’s not even natural.
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Jonathan Garlick
Jonathan Garlick In Science literacy

To Seek Common Ground on Life’s Big Questions, We Need Science Literacy

Without a solid understanding of the underlying science and its implications for our daily lives, we can neither respond intelligently on a personal level nor hold our public officials accountable for sound policy decisions.
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Naomi Mutuku Williams
Naomi Mutuku Williams In Illiteracy

I Was a Girl Who Had No Future, Until I Learned to Read

Today, I would be a housemaid if I had not learned to read and write. Now I want to be a cardiologist.
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Leticia Gonzalez-Reyes
Leticia Gonzalez-Reyes In Literacy + Identity

Refugees Learn to Write in Greek but Remain Illiterate in Their Mother Tongues

Shepherding, narrowly escaping the Taliban, navigating the migrant trail to Western Europe — none of these experiences will help refugees assimilate to their host nations.
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Lisa Autz
Lisa Autz In Gender + Education

Bolivia’s “Women of Gold” Heal From Violence Through Performance

In Bolivia, a grassroots theater troupe called “Las Kory Warmis” gives bold and compelling performances that explore stories of abuse and survival as experienced by women.
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Rahmatullah Arman
Rahmatullah Arman In Literacy + Conflict

Educating Afghanistan’s Young People Is the Only True Solution to Terrorism

A U.S. government agency assessment of the U.S. efforts to help Afghanistan recover from the devastation of 16 years of war found that six out of every 10 dollars since 2002 had been spent on Afghan defense forces.
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Caroline Beaton
Caroline Beaton In Health literacy

Half of U.S. Adults Struggle with Low Health Literacy

In a country where 83 percent of people graduate high school, why is health literacy still a problem?
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Aubrey Sanders
Aubrey Sanders In Emotional literacy

Restoring Education to Brazil’s “Lost Generation”

Samara Werner believes that education has the power to change lives, to rebuild economies, to elevate nations, and to change all of humanity.
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Cecily Mauran
Cecily Mauran In Gender + Education

Reusable Sanitary Pads Help Keep East African Girls in School. Period.

For millions of girls in East Africa, getting their period can mean dropping out of school entirely.
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Brittany Lane
Brittany Lane In Opportunity

When Smallholder Farmers Succeed, Their Kids Go to School

In Kenya, most smallholder farmers earn less than $3,000 USD per year. Barely able to afford the basics, they can’t justify school fees. This company helps farmers earn more money, so they can send their kids to school.
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