Literacy and Community Initiative (LCI)
The Literacy and Community Initiative (LCI), a collaboration between the NC State College of Education and the Friday Institute, partners with community-based organizations to investigate and promote the power of youth voices among historically and currently underserved students. Our mission is to amplify student voices through student publications, advocacy and leadership. Our motto is: Write, Engage, and Lead. Learn more >>
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Project email: literacycommunity@ncsu.edu
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Updates
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Literacy and Community Initiative Offers Book Recommendations for Teen Readers
To encourage reading among youth, the NC State College of Education's Literacy and Community Initiative has created a list of recommended reads for middle school and high school students.
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Youth Authors to Release New Books Through College of Education’s Literacy and Community Initiative
Student authors from three community-based organization partners celebrate the release of two new books.
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Event Spotlight: Dufresne & The Voices of Our People
The Voices of Our People event celebrated the writings of student authors from the Juntos Hispanic Literacy Group and Bull City YouthBuild.
