8/4/2026
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Literacy supports cultural connection and fosters hope in this rural community
Walking through the halls of Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church in Robeson County, you see drawings of cats with buttons and vowel worksheets on the walls. In the classrooms down the hall, local teachers are addressing summer learning loss by...
Five churches, one garden, and a Wilson summer reading camp
The pepper plants are still growing at the corner of Pender and Church streets in Wilson. Every child planted one, and Charles Pope can tell you which beds. There are 25 beside Calvary Presbyterian Church, 20 filled with soil so...
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More information about the Summer Literacy Initiative
SLI is a statewide collaborative effort working with rural faith communities to combat learning loss in their communities through evidence-informed summer literacy programs for rising first through third graders. Read the rest
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How colleges are reckoning with the GOP’s push to cut tuition costs
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