Literacy is a fundamental life skill, one that serves as a portal to knowledge and a lifetime of opportunity.

~ Story Shares

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Public and civic value require commitment and hard work among the core group of participants. It also requires that these groups be self-governing and submit to constraints that help them ignore distracting and entertaining material and stay focused instead of some sophisticated task.

~ Clay Shirky

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This work is not easy, and it never goes smoothly. Because we are hopelessly committed to both individual and group effectiveness, groups committed to public or civic value are rarely permanent. Instead, groups need to acquire a culture that rewards their members for doing that hard work. It takes this kind of group effort to get what we need, not just what we want; understanding how to create and maintain is one of the great challenges of our era.

~ Clay Shirky

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Literacy is a right, not a privilege.

~ Story Shares

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