Topic: Literacy
Let's not be dumb about stupidity
Spectator, The London
<div><p>The strange notion of a dumb Britain has taken hold in the national psyche. A-levels are now so simple, we are told, that they can be tackled by a goldfish. We have media studies degrees, children who don't know who Churchill was, the ...
Ugandan refugees need more government help
guardian.co.uk
<div><p>Refugees injured by the war in northern Uganda are struggling to access proper healthcare and find enough food in government camps, according to <em class="bold"><a href="http://uk.oneworld.net/">OneWorld UK</a></em> ...
Laura Bush sees women neglected in literacy push
AP News
<div id="subtitle">Laura Bush casts UN global literacy program as falling short for women</div><div><p>Laura Bush decried illiteracy among women Tuesday, saying that midway through a decade-long U.N. education push nations have failed to make a dent ...
First lady hosts her final National Book Festival
AP News
<div id="subtitle">First lady to host her final National Book Festival, plans to continue promoting literacy</div><div><p>After leaving the White House, the nation's "reader in chief," Laura Bush, plans to continue promoting literacy through the United Nations ...
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