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| THE AMERICA IDEA MAKES US EXCEPTIONAL | American Reporter | Jul 6 |
| One of the bedrock tenets of conservatism is the idea of American Exceptionalism - that the United States is the greatest nation in the ... our high school students rank 14th in scientific literacy, 15th in reading literacy and 18th in mathematical literacy. |
| New Haven Woman Gave The Gift Of Literacy | Hartford Courant | Jul 6 |
| There are people among us who seem to walk above the ground people with energy ... Her program rapidly expanded into one of the state's largest literacy training programs, with 350 volunteers tutoring more than 450 youngsters in grades K-12 after ... |
| Comcast targeting digital divide | The Nelson County Times | Jul 6 |
| In an attempt to bridge the nation's digital divide, the country's largest Internet provider soon will offer discount broadband access to help low-income families get online. |
| In These Complex and Exciting Times, Why Science Literacy Matters | Huffingtonpost.com | Jul 6 |
| Everyone knows that the Internet gives us easy access to a plethora of information in the ... Many people, especially those lacking science literacy, tend to believe what they read and hear without question or further investigation. But therein lies ... |
| Secretary Clinton Gets Serious About eDiplomacy | Foreign Policy Blogs | Jun 29 |
| The U.S. Department of State is quickly establishing itself as the most forward leaning U.S. public organization to embrace the use of technology to usher in a new era of open government. The latest example that Secretary Clinton is committed to helping other nations to press the reset button on how they share information and interact [...] |
| Canada to take lead in training top Afghan cops | Dose | Jun 29 |
| Canada is to assume the lead role for NATO in training Afghanistan's most senior police officers. |
| President Clinton Announces Impact of Commitments Made at CGI America Meeting | PR Newswire via Yahoo! News | Jun 30 |
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| U.S. funds help S.F. school serve kids over summer | San Francisco Gate | Jul 3 |
| The first installment arrived halfway through this past school year. The school is using about $100,000 for the summer school program to pay the teaching staff and literacy experts, said Muir Principal Christopher Rosenberg. "The other funding streams ... |
| AmeriCorps program to return to North Country | Plattsburgh Press-Republican | Jul 5 |
| The North Country Workforce Investment Board has received a $155,215 grant to start AmeriCorps for the Adirondacks. |
