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Literacy Rochester Expanding Through Partnership with Syracuse Organization.

June 28, 2021 by Literacy Rochester

Literacy Rochester Announces Partnership with LiteracyCNY to Relaunch Programming in Syracuse, NY. Rochester, N.Y. – Literacy Rochester (LR) announced on … Read More

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Critical Thinking & Digital Problem Solving

September 27, 2018 by Literacy Rochester

by Gloria  E. Jacobs, Ph.D., Research Specialist, College of Education, University of Arizona: Brian Kane is the Digital Literacy Coordinator at Literacy … Read More

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Mayor Celebrates New Partnership

July 31, 2018 by Literacy Rochester

Mayor Lovely A. Warren hosted a news conference on July 30 to celebrate Literacy Volunteers of Rochester’s (LVR) new partnership … Read More

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Building Blocks for Literacy

September 29, 2017 by Literacy Rochester

“There are many little ways to enlarge your child’s world. Love of books is the best of all.” —Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis … Read More

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Adult Education & Family Literacy Week

September 25, 2017 by Literacy Rochester

Adult Education & Family Literacy Week (September 24-30, 2017) reminds us that literacy plays a vital role in the educational … Read More

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New York’s Literacy Problem

September 22, 2017 by Literacy Rochester

A total of 3.4 million New York State residents are either functionally illiterate–reading below the 5th grade level—lack a High … Read More

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International Literacy Day

September 8, 2017 by Literacy Rochester

This year, International Literacy Day (8 September) will be celebrated across the world under the theme of ‘Literacy in a … Read More

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Connections with Evan Dawson

September 5, 2014 by Literacy Rochester

On Thursday, May 29th, Literacy Volunteer of Rochester staff, volunteers and students spent time with Evan Dawson discussing the impact of illiteracy in … Read More

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Rochester’s changing face of literacy

February 18, 2014 by Literacy Rochester

For decades, Douglass Smith made it work. After dropping out of high school during his junior year to support children … Read More

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