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Download full textHouston READ Commission, TX. – 1997
This document offers an overview of the Houston READ Commission (HRC), a nonprofit urban literacy coalition created by the Mayor and City Council in the Greater Houston area. It describes how the coalition of community organizations first came together in 1988, in response to a survey's finding that there are over one million functionally…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Community Education, Community Involvement, Cooperative Learning
Houston READ Commission, TX. – 1997
This document describes the programs and services offered by the Houston READ Commission (HRC), a nonprofit urban literacy coalition created by the Mayor and City Council of the Greater Houston area. After highlighting what HRC provides for the community, the document provides brief descriptions of general programs and services, talks about the…
Descriptors: Community Education, Community Involvement, Cooperative Learning, Functional Literacy
Houston READ Commission, TX. – 1998
This document highlights some of the success stories resulting from the activities of the Houston READ Commission (HRC), a nonprofit urban literacy coalition created by the Mayor and City Council of the Greater Houston area. It relates the stories of "those who are the future," lists gifts which support HRC programs, and donors and…
Descriptors: Community Education, Community Involvement, Cooperative Learning, Dropouts
