In the U.S., 36 million adults lack the basic literacy skills needed to sustain employment -- yet education programs for this group serve only about 1.5 million, and funding continues to be cut at ...

Open new doors for adults learning to read. Nearly one in six adults struggle with basic literacy skills, impacting their ability to work, support their children with schoolwork and participate in ...

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Twenty-nine percent of American adults performed at the lowest level for numeracy on a major international study, according to a new report released today by the National ...

Adults who can't read, write or speak English well affect all of society, in a variety of ways. They contribute less to the economy, cost... This is the final report in a four-part series on adult ...

In the U.S., 36 million adults lack the basic literacy skills needed to land family-supporting jobs—they struggle to read a street sign, a pay stub, or a menu. Yet education programs for this group ...

The Horry County Literacy Council is improving the lives of youth, adults, and families by teaching basic literacy and life skills. They give free tutoring for children and adults. They have programs ...

Why 36 million American adults can't read enough to work — and how to help them In the U.S., 36 million adults lack the basic literacy skills needed to sustain employment -- yet education programs for ...

Speaking and writing well in your community’s dominant language is a privilege that’s easy to take for granted when you’ve been doing it most of your life. But for some, language is an everyday ...

Adult literacy education is an essential service. As a teenager diagnosed with Lupus, I navigated a complex and nebulous healthcare system without adequate medical interpreters for my parents, who ...

September is National Literacy Month, and Reading to New Heights is using this month to get the word out about their programming to help adults. “Texas has the fourth-lowest literacy rate in the ...