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5 Things You Might Be Missing About Awards

Let’s face it, there are a lot of awards out there. From Student of the Year to Volunteer of the Month to Community Rockstar to who knows what else, we

March 7, 2024

The Case for Data

Imagine finding the perfect house. You pull up to the curb and everything looks delightful – blooming azaleas in the front yard, leafy neighborhood, maybe a porch swing… After a

January 23, 2024

Welcome to our new Executive Director!

On behalf of the Board of Directors, I’m overjoyed to welcome Dr. Jenny McCormack Walker as the new Executive Director of Literacy Texas. Dr. Walker comes to us from the

January 8, 2024

Families: The Heart of Learning

There’s nothing quite like a family. And when it comes to learning, there’s nothing that can replace a family connection. When children see the trusted adults in their lives being

November 1, 2023

Announcement: Leadership Changes

Literacy Texas Executive Director Steve Banta has announced his retirement, effective Q1 2024. From Ernest Lewis III, Literacy Texas Board President: “On behalf of the Literacy Texas Board, I would like to

October 4, 2023

Carry on, continue, endure, prevail

The words in this blog title are all synonyms for “persist”. And they’re all what we hope adult students will do, when they first join our literacy classes. We want

September 11, 2023

Reading Changes You

Every year in September, we celebrate literacy. So – Happy Literacy Month! As we begin this special month of celebration, there are all kinds of ways for you to get

August 30, 2023

Hot Summer Days Need a Cool Program Management Solution

This is a guest post from CommonTeri Services. You can visit them at the 2023 Literacy Texas Annual Conference Registration Desk. Greetings from the CommonTeri team! Summer may be a

July 27, 2023

Four Ways to Address Workplace Skills in the Classroom

This is a guest post from Rob Jenkins of National Geographic Learning. You can visit their booth at the 2023 Literacy Texas Annual Conference. Beginning in 1992, the United States

June 28, 2023

Adults only?

“Andragogy” and “pedagogy” can seem like niche academic words – does the difference between them really matter? At the recent South Plains Literacy Symposium, one of the most popular breakout

May 26, 2023

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