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Direct linkSticht, Thomas G. – Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 2012
Philanthropists and policymakers sometimes opt to fund childhood education to "stop illiteracy at the source" at the expense of funding for adult literacy education. In 2000, "The New York Times" published an article about a gift of $100 million being given to schools in Mississippi to promote the teaching of reading to…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Literacy Education, Lifelong Learning, Illiteracy
