Stories matching tag 'Literacy'

Jumpstart aims to break reading record and promote early childhood education
Madeline Lindsay | 10-6-2011 | Comments

More than a hundred preschool students gathered today at Mount St. Mary's College as part of Jumpstart's "Read for the Record" campaign. [...]

Leimert Park Village Book Fair Draws 5,000+ Guests
Lisa Rau | 6-26-2011 | Comments

The fifth annual Leimert Park Village Book Fair drew more than 5,000 guests who came to see authors, celebrities and others in the literary scene. [...]

Adults overcome life without words at Centro Latino for Literacy
Jessica Flores | 5-4-2011 | Comments

An estimated 200,000 immigrants in Los Angeles are illiterate. The Centro Latino for Literacy is working to change that, and the challenges those immigrants face everyday. [...]