literacy
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Despite those limitations, researchers say the increase in cases involving predominantly young people is particularly concerning because younger generations tend to have greater digital literacy.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 15, 2026
Charter also agreed to invest at least $30 million in customer outreach initiatives, such as digital literacy training and device access for low-income communities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
A Stanford University report found that in spring 2025, 14% of local students in third grade and above exceeded literacy standards; at the Primary School, it was 26%; statewide, it was 47%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
The shop in the city's densely packed Mong Kok area was founded in 2022 by a group of former journalists, stocking literature on democracy, authoritarianism and media literacy.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
China has had only a single writing system from the beginnings of literacy, a single dominant language for a long time, and substantial cultural unity for two thousand years.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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Power Suffix: -acy
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