by Julie Slack | Oct 29, 2021 | First Literacy Scholars 2017-2018 and prior
First Literacy scholarship recipient Lauretta Brennan spoke about her experience as an adult learner at the 27th Annual Corporate Spelling Bee. We invited Lauretta to speak because she has been an inspiration to our First Literacy family since she was awarded her...
by Julie Slack | Oct 29, 2021 | First Literacy Scholars 2017-2018 and prior
Vitalis attended high school in Nigeria and moved to the United States in March 2009. When he arrived in the U.S., he needed to take the GED exam because he didn’t have an original copy of his transcript, as required for registration at the University of...
by Julie Slack | Oct 29, 2021 | First Literacy Scholars 2019-2020
Livanny grew up in the Dominican Republic where she graduated from high school in the top five percent and served in the volunteer military service. She arrived in Boston in December 2016 with no English but quickly progressed through her ESOL classes at the Jamaica...
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