TITLE

Literacy schools

PUB. DATE
May 1997
SOURCE
Presidents & Prime Ministers;May/Jun97, Vol. 6 Issue 3, p29
SOURCE TYPE
Periodical
DOC. TYPE
Article
ABSTRACT
Reports the launching of Literacy Summer Schools by United Kingdom School Standards Minister Stephen Byers. Amount alloted by Byers for the school; Byers' explanation for raising standards for literacy schools; Role of Literacy Advisors; Objective of the literacy program.
ACCESSION #
9709173145

Tags: ACTIVE learning;  BYERS, Stephen

 

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