Capping UNC-TV's Literacy Initiative, this edition of Education Forum showcases UNC-TV's literacy efforts in its Ready To Learn and Ready To Earn programs. In partnership with the statewide "Race 4 Literacy" campaign of the North Carolina Community College System and Fox 50 TV, representatives from North Carolina's Community College System, Library Association, Literacy Association, Reading Association and Department of Public Instruction, along with Head Start and No Child Left Behind, will explore how organizations can help citizens access literacy programs and services. Other highlights include UNC-TV's Share a Story events, featuring North Carolina First Lady Mary Easley's appearance. Join Diane Lucas, UNC-TV's director of programming and outreach, for this edition of Education Forum.

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Program Moderator:

Diane Lucas
Director of Programming and Outreach
UNC-TV

Program Guests:

	< Dr. Betty Brown UNC Pembroke, President-Elect of the North Carolina Reading Association
Dr. Randy Whitfield > Associate Vice President for Basic Skills, NC Community College System
	< Dr. June Atkinson Director of Instructional Services, Department of Public Instruction
Mark Pumphrey > Chair of North Carolina Library Association Literacy Roundtable and Director of Polk County Public Library
	< Nancye Gaj Executive Director and founder of Motheread
Phillip Cates > Director of Partnerships, Public School Forum of North Carolina
	< Sharon Schlichting Vice President of North Carolina Literacy Association and Program Director for Literacy Volunteers-Pitt County
Gilda Rubio-Festa ESOL Director, Central Piedmont Community College