Literacy stations promote collaboration, motivation, and provide targeted practice for a variety of needs and abilities in a fun and easy way. Everyday activities, like talking, singing, playing sound ...

The announcement for the new hub says the hub’s stated mission is to ensure every child has the opportunity to unlock the power of literacy. Why the focus on literacy—specifically,structured literacy?

Louisiana stopped requiring that prospective voters pass so-called literacy tests a half-century ago this summer, after the passage of the Voting Rights Act that banned the practice across the South.

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