/tags/literacy Literacy en-US Copyright Thu, 10 Apr 2025 09:15:00 GMT /2025-04-10/how-a-rust-belt-city-is-beating-the-literacy-odds Steubenville is a standout when it comes to third grade reading proficiency. Thu, 10 Apr 2025 09:15:00 GMT /2025-04-10/how-a-rust-belt-city-is-beating-the-literacy-odds Erin Gottsacker /2022-08-10/dolly-parton-talks-up-imagination-library-during-visit-to-columbus Dolly Parton was the special guest at a luncheon held by Ohio First Lady Fran DeWine in Columbus Tuesday. Wed, 10 Aug 2022 11:55:01 GMT /2022-08-10/dolly-parton-talks-up-imagination-library-during-visit-to-columbus Jo Ingles /ideastream/2020-01-13/fran-dewine-expands-free-book-program-to-all-of-cuyahoga-county One free book, every month, until a child's fifth birthday — that's what Ohio First Lady Fran DeWine is promising Cuyahoga County children with the Ohio Governor's Imagination Library Program, announced Monday morning at the Warrensville Heights library. Every child under the age of 5 in Cuyahoga County can be enrolled in the program. There are about 75,000 eligible children in Cuyahoga County. Mon, 13 Jan 2020 18:33:57 GMT /ideastream/2020-01-13/fran-dewine-expands-free-book-program-to-all-of-cuyahoga-county /news/2019-11-14/columbus-superintendent-defends-sweeping-reading-proficiency-changes Columbus City Schools superintendent Talisa Dixon is defending a policy change that would put nearly every third grader on a reading improvement plan. The… Thu, 14 Nov 2019 20:48:06 GMT /news/2019-11-14/columbus-superintendent-defends-sweeping-reading-proficiency-changes Nick Evans /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2019-09-16/diversity-in-literary-fiction Nobel Laureate and author Toni Morrison used her voice to both empower and enlighten her readers. Since her death last month, many within the publishing… Mon, 16 Sep 2019 12:45:51 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2019-09-16/diversity-in-literary-fiction /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2018-09-14/columbus-literacy Columbus is one of 14 out of Ohio’s 608 school districts to get an overall F on state report cards issued this week. Literacy was a big problem for the… Fri, 14 Sep 2018 09:00:00 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2018-09-14/columbus-literacy /news/2016-02-25/ohio-set-to-release-additional-school-report-card-data The Ohio Department of Education is preparing to release a second round of information indicating how districts performed last school year.Report card… Thu, 25 Feb 2016 17:23:45 GMT /news/2016-02-25/ohio-set-to-release-additional-school-report-card-data The Associated Press Ohio /all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2013-07-24/the-changing-face-of-summer-school 10:00 The phrase "summer school" has been known to instill fear and loathing in school-aged kids. Historically, it's been oriented towards… Wed, 24 Jul 2013 14:00:03 GMT /all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2013-07-24/the-changing-face-of-summer-school admin