Is Government writing growing more plain?
The grades say it is…mostly. As we do every year, the Center reviewed agencies’ plain language programs and some writing samples for the annual Federal Report Card, released today, November…
How We Graded in 2021
…the overall Report Card lead, David Lipscomb. From September 1 to September 24, the writing judges graded the agency pages according to the writing criteria below. Once writing grading was…
TIME privacy report
TIME Teams Up With Center for Plain Language for Privacy Policy Report Technology companies’ privacy policies ranked WASHINGTON, D.C., September 10, 2015 – The Center for Plain Language was asked…
2015 ClearMark Winners
…Control and Prevention – CDC Check and Report Ebola (CARE) Kit Material Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – Is It Flu or Ebola Non-profits Winner: AARP Livable Communities WALC…
America’s Plain Language authority condemns reported CDC changes
…to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) communication rules. On Friday, December 15, the Washington Post reported that the Trump administration is forbidding CDC from using seven terms…
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2025 Report Card: Medical Communications This year we’re tackling medical communications. Submit examples, join the judging panel, and help us hold organizations accountable. Learn more In partnership with our nationwide…
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…and grade government writing through our annual Report Cards. Celebrate excellence in plain language with the ClearMark Awards. When you sponsor us, you join a community that values transparency, equity,…
Privacy notices: Some takeaways from the TIME.com article
…Plain Language Report Card. I took the lead on the project and learned some great lessons along the way. TIME.com published the article in August. The project The Center evaluated…
A look back at the extraordinary 2020 competition for a ClearMark
…Georgetown University’s School of Nursing and Health Studies and McDonough School of Business. Casey joined the Center’s board in May 2020 after volunteering as a judge for the Federal Report…
Building and sustaining a culture of plain language – U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
…such as a good grade on the Center for Plain Language’s annual Federal Report Card Senior leaders showed their support by attending training with their offices, being keynote speakers at…
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