Literacy Quotes
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[1987] "Robert Bork wants to be a Supreme Court justice. But the record shows he has a strange idea of what justice is. He defended poll taxes and literacy tests, which kept many Americans from voting. He opposed the civil rights law that ended `whites on...
Gregory Peck
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When parents have little education and few resources, their kids simply have more ground to make up. Given the compelling role socioeconomic conditions play, the state should consider bolstering programs that assist parents -- such as improving adult lite...
Deborah Reed
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We`re focusing on trying to have all kids be successful learners and we continue to keep our focus on closing the achievement gap and issues around literacy and math, for kids.
George Russell
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We work with adults who are trying to reach goals and literacy needs are preventing them from doing that,
Anik Fournier
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We go beyond the literacy in our conversational English classes by meeting basic human needs.
Angie Hicks
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We all got together to try to address the issues about not having enough literacy and basic skills classes for the Lynn community. We spent four months discussing our roles and goals and we decided we needed to seek a planning grant that could help us mov...
Don Edwards
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Unfortunately, the elimination of incentives such as parole, good time credits and funding for college courses, means that fewer inmates participate in and excel in literacy, education, treatment and other development programs.
Bobby Scott
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To succeed, you will soon learn, as I did, the importance of a solid foundation in the basics of education - literacy, both verbal and numerical, and communication skills.
Alan Greenspan
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Through literacy you can begin to see the universe. Through music you can reach anybody. Between the two there is you, unstoppable.
Grace Slick
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The fast-growing hospitality industry is very much in need of skilled workers. Thousands of workers will benefit from the outreach, English literacy and occupational skills
Antonella Notari
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The definition (of literacy) could be individual, depending on the person`s goals.
Anik Fournier
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Nothing about it interested me. Or about anything else, except making up stories. If literacy weren`t so nearly universal, God knows what I`d be. A drain on the State, I shouldn`t wonder.
Donald E. Westlake
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Louis Braille created the code of raised dots for reading and writing that bears his name and brings literacy, independence, and productivity to the blind.
Al Zappala
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It`s so important for kids to come to kindergarten with at least the start of literacy, understanding letters and the direction of print, ... It`s crucial for their success.
Barbara Bain
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It is an honor to be invited to the White House. I`m glad I can be part of this year`s event, celebrating the importance of literacy for young people and adults,
Diana Taurasi
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If we talk about literacy, we have to talk about how to enhance our children`s mastery over the tools needed to live intelligent, creative, and involved lives.
Danny Glover
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Financial literacy is an issue that should command our attention because many Americans are not adequately organizing finances for their education, healthcare and retirement.
Ron Lewis
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As a piece of literacy criticism, Freud`s best writing is about Dostoyevsky. It`s a kind of displaced literacy criticism.
Dennis Potter
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As a piece of literacy criticism, Freud`s best writing is about Dostoyevsky. It`s a kind of displaced literacy criticism.
Dennis Potter
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[Cardinal Pell accused schools with critical literacy programs of trying to turn students into] agents of social change ... George Pell should not be afraid of students being agents of social change -- we should all be that, and one thing the syllabus sho...
John Bell
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Here are my strong reservations about the wave of computer networks. They isolate us from one another and cheapen the meaning of actual experience. They work against literacy and creativity. They undercut our schools and libraries.
Aaron Rice
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