Kathy Bryson1d ago

Awesome!

#Oregon makes Dolly Parton #free #book program permanent
https://www.statesmanjournal.com/videos/news/2026/06/19/video-kotek-talks-about-program-bringing-free-books-to-oregon-kids/90615733007/

#reading #amreading #children #reading #amreading #literacy

Watch Kotek talk about program bringing free books to Oregon kids

A program providing free books to kids under 5 each month will be a permanent Oregon program under a bill signed by Gov. Tina Kotek.

Show threadScott Rochester4d ago

#writersCoffeeClub 26 Jun 'Have you ever included subtle (or unsubtle!) homage? Tell us about it.'

More about NutJob on the website

https://www.slenderwolf.com/novels/characters/nutjob/

#scifi #SlenderWolf #classics #descartes #FrancisBacon #CriticalThinking #writingCommunity #IndieAuthor #literacy #LoveStory

NutJob

A student aged sixteen, NutJob will be leaving school at the end of this year. He loves maths and the sciences, and heโ€™s a โ€œnuts and boltsโ€ man. He wants to know how everything works, to take everything apart, and put it all back together again. His ridiculously oversized pencil case contains absolutely everything anybody โ€ฆ <a href="https://www.slenderwolf.com/novels/characters/nutjob/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "NutJob"</span></a>

Scott Rochester4d ago

#writersCoffeeClub 26 Jun 'Have you ever included subtle (or unsubtle!) homage? Tell us about it.'

They're all over my novels!

I'm delivering an education to teenagers, through the medium of fiction.

NutJob & AngryBard are the philosophers.

#scifi #SlenderWolf #classics #descartes #FrancisBacon #CriticalThinking #writingCommunity #IndieAuthor #literacy #LoveStory

Show threadNGI TALER4d ago

2/2 ๐Ÿ’ก GNU Taler is designed to work for everyone, including people #without a #bank #account and those with #limited #literacy or #numeracy #skills.

๐Ÿ”Ž It's inspiring to see how privacy-preserving and inclusive payment technologies can resonate in contexts where financial inclusion can have a real impact. We look forward to building new partnerships and advancing the adoption of GNU Taler in West Africa.

#APIDE2026
#GoTALER

@Taler

Hacker News4d ago

Reading the news is the new smoking

https://www.experimental-history.com/p/reading-the-news-is-the-new-smoking

#HackerNews #news #addiction #digital #wellness #mental #health #media #literacy #mindfulness

Reading the news is the new smoking

I quit. I feel great. You can too.

Experimental History
ProperDave5d ago
I made a #typing practise web game to play with my 7 year old. The game lets you play competitively with one or more players in a typing off. I called it https://typingpong.com ๐Ÿ˜€
Useful for #teachers or #educators wanting to help improve #reading and #literacy
TyPingPong

A fun, fast-paced multiplayer typing practice game for all ages.

Fusion Party AustraliaJun 23
More than 1 in 3 Australian adults are functionally illiterate. NAPLAN results indicate 1 in 3 primary and secondary students do not meet basic national standards in reading and writing
https://johnmenadue.com/post/2026/05/more-than-1-in-3-australian-adults-are-functionally-illiterate-how-can-we-fix-this/
#auspol #fusionparty #AusProgressives #education #literacy #school
More than 1 in 3 Australian adults are functionally illiterate

Australians spend more money per capita on education than most comparable nations. We should therefore have high levels of literacy but we donโ€™t, with persistent levels of functional illiteracy among Australian adults. There is evidence to show how to fix this.

Pearls and Irritations
Waywords StudioJun 23

๐๐ž๐ ๐๐ฅ๐š๐œ๐ค๐ก๐š๐ฐ๐ค: ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐‘๐ž๐๐ข๐ฌ๐œ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐€๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐š - ๐‚๐ก ๐Ÿ’: ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ ๐’๐ž๐š: ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ ๐ ๐ฅ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ญ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ง๐ญ

Full video, glossary, and more on the website.
https://waywordsstudio.com/project/blackhawk-rediscovery-of-america/

#democracy #readingguide #reflections#history #literacy #indigenoushistory #americanhistory#dialectics #encounterhistory #glossary #nativeinlandsea #indigenousknowledge #twospirit #twospiritpeople #lgbtqiaplus

ThePdogJun 22

This is a good article on more equitable education. I hope more schools and countries consider trying this model.

#education #literacy #Bilingualeducation #Germany

https://www.dw.com/en/inequality-is-elementary-to-germanys-school-system/a-77613220

Inequality is elementary to Germany's school system

Children's paths through Germany's school system are often determined before their first day of kindergarten, according to the national report on education. An elementary school in Bonn is offering a new model for kids.

Deutsche Welle
Robert KingettJun 21
On The Enshittification of Audre Lorde: "The Master's Tools" in Tech Discourse https://tarakiyee.com/on-the-enshittification-of-audre-lorde-the-masters-tools-in-tech-discourse/ #Enshittification #Literacy
On The Enshittification of Audre Lorde: "The Master's Tools" in Tech Discourse

๐Ÿ–ผ๏ธCover Photo: Train at the Nairobi terminus of the Mombasaโ€“Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway. It runs parallel to the Uganda Railway that was completed in 1901. The first fare-paying passengers boarded the "Madaraka Express" on Madaraka Day (1 June 2017), the 54th anniversary of Kenya's attainment of self-rule from Great

Do Flamingos Know They're Pink