The Literacy Council of Garland County is working toward expanding its services to the regional area, including Garland, Montgomery, Clark and Pike counties, as well as changing its name to the Literacy Council of The Ouachitas.
Clockwise from top left: Sherra Bennett, Nancy Leonhardt, Marci Robertson, Sherry Chambers
How does the rate of literacy impact Arkansas and how has the COVID-19 pandemic exposed the need for greater literacy both in children and adults.
In the latest
Issues That Matter forum, we ask our panelists about the state of literacy in the Natural State and what can be done to improve it.
Panelists include:
Nancy Leonhardt - Executive Director of the Adult Learning Alliance in Arkansas
Marci Robertson - Executive Director of Literacy Action of Central Arkansas
Sherry Chambers - K-12 Literacy Director of the Little Rock School District