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Tuesday, December 11, 2012  Locally, there is a push to provide underprivileged preschool age children with one, age appropriate book, each month.

Monday, December 10, 2012  Adults students competed for honors at Albany Technical College during their Exceptional Adult Georgians in Literacy Education event on Monday.

Friday, December 07, 2012  Albany Technical College’s Adult Education Program will hosts its 20th Annual Exceptional Adult Georgians in Literacy Education (E.A.G.L.E.) Awards program on Monday, December 10, 2012, from 9am to 1pm in the Kirkland Conference Center on campus.

Monday, September 10, 2012  Albany Technical College unveiled their new Pearson VUE Lab, a computer center for GED testing located in the Manufacturing Technology building, Monday afternoon.

Saturday, September 08, 2012  Updated with video; Students at North Mitchell Elementary School kicked off the school year Friday morning with their annual Literacy Day program.

Monday, September 03, 2012  One local organization not only works to improve the lives of parents but their children as well by helping adults get their GED while making an example for their children.

Saturday, September 01, 2012  Updated with video; For those adults who didn't finish high school but would like to go back and complete their GED, Moultrie Technical College is offering one of their resources for free.

Thursday, May 03, 2012  A local center has been closed all week, thanks to thieves who stole copper from a.c. units.

Wednesday, April 04, 2012  Updated with video; We may be in for a hot summer but Albany-Dougherty Inner City Authority (ADICA)  officials are working to make sure there's plenty of entertainment to keep your mind off of the heat.

Monday, February 20, 2012  Obama pushes the question: What are students, taxpayers getting for their college dollars?

Thursday, February 09, 2012  ASU educators are headed to Africa to help develop policies to better rural Africa's education system, which they say is similar to rural Georgia's education system.

Tuesday, November 01, 2011  30 million Americans over the age of 16 are not literate enough to fill out a job application

Friday, October 28, 2011  West Town Elementary school kicks off a reading campaign.

Monday, October 24, 2011  During a visit to Plains, the former president read a Thomas the Tank Engine book and talked about the importance of reading with them.

Wednesday, August 24, 2011  Updated with video; Everyone living in southwest Georgia wants us to be competitive in the worldwide economy, but South Georgia needs to tackle its illiteracy rate.