The study found that low
health literacy continues to be a barrier.
Not exact matches
The measure, which cleared the Senate
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on a voice vote Feb. 14, advanced the same week a report commissioned by the Department of
Health and Human Services recommended that Head Start
continue to administer the test — and possibly expand it to cover content areas beyond mathematics and
literacy.
The goals included: narrowing the gap in
literacy and numeracy achievement in primary schools and at GCSE; ensuring young people develop key strengths such as character and good mental
health; narrowing the gulf in the numbers of youngsters
continuing their education and training after GCSEs; and narrowing the gap between rich and poor students graduating from university.
As part of its CreateNYC cultural plan, New York City today announced seven projects designated for grants to either create or
continue partnerships between arts organizations and city agencies in the interest of, according to a press release, «bringing the unique benefits of arts and culture to help address pressing civic issues including public
health and safety, domestic violence,
literacy, planning, immigration, and criminal justice.»