Last month Gov. Charlie Crist declared September Adult and Family Literacy Month. Last week was designated National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week by the U.S. House of Representatives. ...more

October 30, 2009

The number of Florida's kindergarteners showing early literacy skills reached its highest point to date and Highlands County scores improved on all three screening tests administered to kindergarteners. ...more

December 28, 2008

Two centers in Sebring have received national accreditation for the care of young children. ...more

October 11, 2008

Regarding "Fewer Students Read Between The Lines" (front page, July 1): I read with interest your article on our low literacy skills in this state. I wonder how today's students would fare were they dumped back in time and place to where I was schooled. ...more

July 6, 2008

For most of us, being able to speak, read and write English is something we use countless times every day, never really stopping to think how difficult navigating through life would be without these basic language skills. Noemy Mericle and Iris Segura Garcia don't take it for granted. They worked hard to attain that ability in this country as students in the English for Speakers of Other Languages program at St. Petersburg College. ...more

December 29, 2007

SEBRING — Highlands County kindergartners entered school this year better prepared to learn, according to three screening tests. ...more

December 25, 2007