as in education
the understanding and information gained from being educated he impressed everyone with his general literacy as well as his natural intelligence

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Recent Examples of literacy For its part, SFUSD committed to three long-term goals in 2022: increase all third-grade students' literacy, all eighth-grade students' math proficiency and the percentage of 12th-grade students who are college- and career-ready. Shawna Chen, Axios, 30 Jan. 2025 Parker doesn’t see advocating for librarians and freedom of literacy as an issue tied to any one election, though. Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 25 Jan. 2025 The strategic plan and the district identifying literacy as its top priority comes after Mayor Mattie Parker and several community leaders in August publicly called on the district to turn around its stagnant performance. Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Jan. 2025 During the Tuesday, Jan. 21 school board meeting that followed the press conference, the board also approved a five-year strategic plan that includes a literacy goal of having 50% of third-graders reading on grade level by 2029 with annual gains leading up to it. Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for literacy 
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Noun
  • Women are underrepresented at every stage - from education to entrepreneurship.
    Kath Mackay, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2025
  • Project 2025 noted that the Civil Penalty Fund was created both to provide money to compensate victims of financial rip-offs and to fund programs in financial literacy and consumer education.
    Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2025
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  • Senior officials, with knowledge of the league, speaking on the condition of anonymity to protect relationships, said there was always going to be a period of calm before another significant splash.
    Dan Sheldon, The Athletic, 5 Feb. 2025
  • People with knowledge of AI scams would have been suspicious of the Dewji videos, in which the tycoon appears stilted and robotic.
    John Hyatt, Forbes, 5 Feb. 2025
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  • But if that report card provided a grainy Polaroid of what's happening in schools, the Education Recovery Scorecard offers a high-resolution digital photo, allowing researchers to zoom in to student learning at the district level in some 8,700 school districts.
    Cory Turner, NPR, 11 Feb. 2025
  • Like so many other products influenced by machine learning, Spotify’s playlists can’t generate something new—say, a wholly fresh and unheard sound—for its users.
    Brad Shoup, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2025
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  • As depicted in Ryan Murphy’s Netflix series, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, José, attending Southern Illinois University on a swimming scholarship, met blond beauty queen Mary Louise Andersen, a lively communications major two years his senior who everyone called Kitty.
    Roy Trakin, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Feb. 2025
  • Elgin Area Chamber offering eight college scholarships The Elgin Area Chamber of Commerce and its economic development program, Elgin Development Group, are offering eight $1,000 scholarships to graduating high school seniors pursuing further education.
    Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2025

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“Literacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/literacy. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.

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