Willie Nolan is one of 90,000 adults in the nation’s capital who are illiterate. He’s what happens when a school system values statistics over students.
‘i Couldn’t Even Read The Diploma.’ Now He Struggles To Learn What Schools Didn’t Teach Him.
By Petula Dvorak, Washington Post: Local
Thu, 01/18/2018 - 10:10am
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