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<title>Time&apos;s running out on the old GED</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Jun 8, 2012) 39 million Americans, a fifth of the population, never completed high school, one of the factors used to measure literacy rates. Of those, only about 1% earn a GED certificate or the equivalent of a high school diploma each year.  The test, which has been around since 1942, is poised to undergo major changes to prepare its recipients for a competitive workplace.  For Front and Center, Laurie Stern has this story from Minnesota. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19953/20120608/time-apos-s-running-out-on-the-old-ged">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[39 million Americans, a fifth of the population, never completed high school, one of the factors used to measure literacy rates. Of those, only about 1% earn a GED certificate or the equivalent of a high school diploma each year.  The test, which has been around since 1942, is poised to undergo major changes to prepare its recipients for a competitive workplace.  For Front and Center, Laurie Stern has this story from Minnesota. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19953/20120608/time-apos-s-running-out-on-the-old-ged">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<title>A life devoted to literacy</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Apr 10, 2012) For more than 50 years, Ruth Colvin and her husband have traveled to more than 60 countries and provided literacy training in Africa, Asia and South America.  In 1962, Colvin founded Literacy Volunteers of America. She&apos;s also written many books on basic literacy and English as a second language.  Colvin was inducted into the National Women&apos;s Hall of Fame in 1993 and awarded a Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2006.  Tonight at 7 pm in Griffiths 123 at St. Lawrence University, she&apos;ll share stories her new book, Off the Beaten Path: Stories of People Around the World.Now 95-years-old, Colvin has filled her Syracuse home with art and souvenirs from around the world, but she told Todd Moe that working with people and sharing their stories are favorite aspects of her career. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19618/20120410/a-life-devoted-to-literacy">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[For more than 50 years, Ruth Colvin and her husband have traveled to more than 60 countries and provided literacy training in Africa, Asia and South America.  In 1962, Colvin founded Literacy Volunteers of America. She&apos;s also written many books on basic literacy and English as a second language.  Colvin was inducted into the National Women&apos;s Hall of Fame in 1993 and awarded a Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2006.  Tonight at 7 pm in Griffiths 123 at St. Lawrence University, she&apos;ll share stories her new book, Off the Beaten Path: Stories of People Around the World.Now 95-years-old, Colvin has filled her Syracuse home with art and souvenirs from around the world, but she told Todd Moe that working with people and sharing their stories are favorite aspects of her career. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19618/20120410/a-life-devoted-to-literacy">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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