First Literacy is pleased to announce that Corey Groves, previously First Literacy’s Vice President of the Board, has been appointed as the new Board Chair. Effective September 1, Groves succeeds Jim Nolan, who recently stepped down after serving as Chairman for the past four years.
Literacy is more important than ever. While most people define literacy as the ability to read and write. In today’s world, the definition has expanded to include digital skills, financial knowledge, and the ability to understand, organize, manage, and act on information that we use in everyday life.
On September 2 the City of Boston Worker Empowerment Cabinet hosted the 37th Annual First Literacy Scholarship Ceremony at The Great Hall in Boston. The ceremony celebrated the 20 adult learners who were awarded First Literacy Scholarships for the 2026-2027 school year.
The grant from the Manton Foundation will enable First Literacy to continue its impactful work making education accessible by funding innovative projects geared to teaching adults essential skills, awarding scholarships to adult learners, and providing free evidence-based training and materials for Adult Basic Education teachers.
On September 2, the City of Boston Worker Empowerment Cabinet will host the 2026 First Literacy Scholarship Ceremony in The Great Hall in Boston’s Faneuil Hall. The ceremony will celebrate 20 adult learners who were awarded First Literacy Scholarships for the 2026-2027 school year.
Whether you’re an adult learner attending college for the first time or an ABE or ESOL educator hoping to better prepare your students who are heading to college, here’s a quick checklist of some tasks students should do before the first day of school…
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