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
Literacy Texas Blog
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
Volunteers filling the gap
“In a nation whose education system is among the most unequal in the industrialized world, where race and geography play an outsize role in determining one’s path to success, many Americans
March 14, 2023