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		<title>20th Year of &#8220;A Feel for Books&#8221; Set to Begin October 13th</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2010 14:41:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Carter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 20th year of A Feel for Books, the ALRC&#8217;s book discussion series for adult learners (teachers and tutors welcomed, too), begins on October 13th. This year&#8217;s theme is &#8220;On the Move.&#8221; Here is the full schedule: Wednesday, October 13, 2010 The Hundred Penny Box by Sharon Bell Mathis Wednesday, December 1, 2010 An Angel [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Children&#8217;s Books Needed for Reach Out and Read at Bread for the City</title>
		<link>http://dclearns.org/blog/2010/08/childrens-books-needed-for-reach-out-and-read-at-bread-for-the-city/</link>
		<comments>http://dclearns.org/blog/2010/08/childrens-books-needed-for-reach-out-and-read-at-bread-for-the-city/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 18:08:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Carter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bread for the City, which served 60,000 DC-residents last year with social services, is seeking donated children&#8217;s books for their Reach Out and Read program at their Shaw neighborhood location. Further details on their blog]]></description>
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		<title>Member Spotlight: Reach Out and Read</title>
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		<comments>http://dclearns.org/blog/2010/08/member-spotlight-reach-out-and-read/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 12:30:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jill Davis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From time to time, this blog spotlights D.C. LEARNs member organizations and the work they are doing to promote literacy in the District. If your organization is a member of D.C. LEARNs (or wants to become one), and you have an idea for a member spotlight, please contact us! Reach Out and Read (ROR) is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Literacy is a Family Affair in the District</title>
		<link>http://dclearns.org/blog/2010/08/literacy-is-a-family-affair-in-the-district/</link>
		<comments>http://dclearns.org/blog/2010/08/literacy-is-a-family-affair-in-the-district/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 19:23:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jenny Upton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most people can remember reading with their parents as children. However in the District where as many as 19 percent of residents have below basic literacy skills, some children aren’t afforded the opportunity to read with and learn from their parents. Parents have a high likelihood of passing their low level skills onto their children. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Congress Declares National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week 2010</title>
		<link>http://dclearns.org/blog/2010/07/congress-declares-national-adult-education-and-family-literacy-week-2010/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 02:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Carter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Congressional declaration, H. Res 1472, expressing support for designation of the week of September 13, 2010, as National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week, was sponsored by Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO] and originally co-sponsored by Rep. Gary Ackerman [D-NY] ; Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]; Rep. Ruben Hinojosa [D-TX]; Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]; Rep. John Sarbanes [D-MD]; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How We Advocated Against an Adult Education Cut and Won</title>
		<link>http://dclearns.org/blog/2010/07/how-we-advocated-against-an-adult-education-cut-and-won/</link>
		<comments>http://dclearns.org/blog/2010/07/how-we-advocated-against-an-adult-education-cut-and-won/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 15:14:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Merrion</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[save our safety net]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our previous posts on this blog in April and May revolved around an advocacy campaign to prevent an adult education cut which culminated in getting funding fully restored. I&#8217;d like to outline how we did it because it really meant a lot to the adult education community here. In early April we found out that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Seeking ESL Teacher for Adults – Part-Time</title>
		<link>http://dclearns.org/blog/2010/07/esl-teacher-for-adults-%e2%80%93-part-time/</link>
		<comments>http://dclearns.org/blog/2010/07/esl-teacher-for-adults-%e2%80%93-part-time/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 15:25:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jill Davis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Literacy Council of Montgomery County (LCMC), a private, non-profit organization dedicated to helping adults in Montgomery County learn to speak, read, write and understand English, seeks several part-time ESL instructors for our fall semester. Class sessions run for three days/evenings per week for 10 weeks, providing a total of 90 hours of instruction to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Many DC Residents are Illiterate?: A Simple Question with a Complex Answer</title>
		<link>http://dclearns.org/blog/2010/07/how-many-dc-residents-are-illiterate-a-simple-question-with-a-complex-answer/</link>
		<comments>http://dclearns.org/blog/2010/07/how-many-dc-residents-are-illiterate-a-simple-question-with-a-complex-answer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 20:04:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jenny Upton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At first glance this question looks like it could be answered with a simple percentage. However, it’s not that easy. The most recent survey of adult literacy in the United States is the National Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL), performed in 2003 by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). When the survey was released [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Coalition Aims to Combat Poverty</title>
		<link>http://dclearns.org/blog/2010/07/new-coalition-aims-to-combat-poverty/</link>
		<comments>http://dclearns.org/blog/2010/07/new-coalition-aims-to-combat-poverty/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 19:22:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jenny Upton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We’re confronted with poverty in the District every day, whether it’s the homeless man we pass on our way to work, or the woman who rushes past hoping not to be late for her second job. It’s easy to become desensitized to the issue since we see it everyday. However, we need to remember that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>GED programs attract inmates across region (Washington Post)</title>
		<link>http://dclearns.org/blog/2010/07/ged-programs-attract-inmates-across-region-washington-post/</link>
		<comments>http://dclearns.org/blog/2010/07/ged-programs-attract-inmates-across-region-washington-post/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 00:49:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Carter</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Literacy in the News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Washington Post Reports Today on GED programs in area prison systems.]]></description>
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