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April 23, 2012Detroit Free Press publisher supports Reading Works, WSU's plans for literacy symposium
http://www.freep.com/article/20120422/OPINION02/204220497/Paul-Anger-Team-effort-changes-lives-one-word-at-a-time
Paul Anger, Detroit Free Press editor and publisher, opined about Reading Works, a collaborative approach to provide more support in improving adult literacy in the Detroit area. Studies reveal that almost half of adults in Detroit are estimated to be functionally illiterate. Across Michigan, it may be as high as one in three. Reading Works was established last year with a board of directors, diverse media partners and the leadership of honorary chairs A. Alfred Taubman, Judge Damon J. Keith and Free Press columnist Rochelle Riley. Wayne State University, with the support of President Allan Gilmour, has begun planning for a national symposium on adult literacy to be held in 2013 on the WSU campus. Jerry Herron, dean of Wayne State’s Irvin D. Reid Honors College, established an Office of Adult Literacy which will be a resource for all agencies, provide an outlet for WSU students to do community service as tutors and mentors, and hold regional conferences on best practices.
Paul Anger, Detroit Free Press editor and publisher, opined about Reading Works, a collaborative approach to provide more support in improving adult literacy in the Detroit area. Studies reveal that almost half of adults in Detroit are estimated to be functionally illiterate. Across Michigan, it may be as high as one in three. Reading Works was established last year with a board of directors, diverse media partners and the leadership of honorary chairs A. Alfred Taubman, Judge Damon J. Keith and Free Press columnist Rochelle Riley. Wayne State University, with the support of President Allan Gilmour, has begun planning for a national symposium on adult literacy to be held in 2013 on the WSU campus. Jerry Herron, dean of Wayne State’s Irvin D. Reid Honors College, established an Office of Adult Literacy which will be a resource for all agencies, provide an outlet for WSU students to do community service as tutors and mentors, and hold regional conferences on best practices.
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