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Parents raise literacy alarm (Adelaide Now)
PARENTS are raising "serious questions" about school students' basic literacy levels because they say too many are failing simple national tests.

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:40:28 GMT

Nigeria: WAN Organizes Media Literacy Conference in Abuja (AllAfrica.com)
Nigerian students from more than a dozen schools competed in a quick "newspaper race" at the First Africa Media Literacy Conference as a World Association of Newspapers team explained how newspapers can be a natural ally in media literacy efforts.

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:25:38 GMT

Financial literacy classes filling up at record pace (BizJournals)
Gas isn’t the only thing Charlotteans are lining up for these days. There’s a run on financial literacy classes at Central Piedmont Community College.

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 07:34:37 GMT

Literacy group now offers shorter training sessions (Daily Herald)
Now it's more convenient for volunteers to help adults understand and speak English. Literacy Volunteers Fox Valley is offering shorter, 8-hour tutor training workshops that include online learning modules. The 10-minute modules include PowerPoint with voice-over.

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 05:34:10 GMT

Pandor: numeracy, literacy unacceptably low (Cape Argus)
Numeracy and literacy skills among grade three school children are unacceptably low, Education Minister Naledi Pandor said on Tuesday.

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 10:07:15 GMT