From the archivePress index, captured 2010 and 2011
Press
On this page, you will find announcements and news coverage about important events and initiatives with which The Literacy Institute has been involved, such as Early Reading First Grants for school readiness for pre-K children, distance learning education, and an international forum for researchers and policymakers on Low Educated Second Language and Literacy Acquisition for Adults. Also included are news items and statistical information about the state of literacy in Virginia.
By year
| Year | Items |
|---|---|
| 2011 | Commentary by Mark Emblidge: “Too Many Virginians Can’t Read This” (Richmond Times-Dispatch, March 2011) |
| 2009 | Mark Emblidge elected Vice Chair of the Southern Regional Education Board |
| 2008 | Governor Kaine supports GED credentialing · Shining a light on Virginia’s adult literacy crisis · $4.49 million Early Reading First grant for SEELLS |
| 2007 | eLEARN Virginia: a free statewide distance learning GED program |
| 2006 | The Literacy Institute hosts LESLLA · The Condition of Education |
No press items from 2010 were posted, and the section was dropped from the menu when the site was redesigned around 2013.
Questions readers ask
Why does the press section stop in 2011?
No newer items were posted. When the site was redesigned around 2013 the Press link was dropped from the menu, and the remaining pages were left as they were.
What was the largest announcement in the press archive?
The September 2008 release on the third Early Reading First grant: $4.49 million for SEELLS, bringing the Institute's Early Reading First total to about $12.3 million.
Which items are written for teachers rather than the public?
The 2007 eLEARN Virginia notice, which speaks to adult education programs about enrolling "your GED students" and lists the placement scores they needed.