The organization's founders began the Adult Literacy League in 1968. Since then, the group says they have grown to provide ...

One in four young adults across the U.S. is functionally illiterate – yet more than half earned high school diplomas, ...

There’s a giant blind spot in our national debate about how to rebuild the middle class, strengthen our workforce and grow our economy: Tens of millions of adults in America can barely read or handle ...

Thousands of Mississippi adults can read words but struggle to understand their meaning — a gap that can make it difficult to ...

A new study by Gallup on behalf of the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy finds that low levels of adult literacy could be costing the U.S. as much $2.2 trillion a year. According to the U.S.

New data reveals a concerning decline in literacy and numeracy among young American adults, despite rising high school ...

When Victoria Norman was growing up in Laurel, she didn't have anyone to help her with her homework. She and her brother were raised by her grandparents, who didn't do much reading and couldn't assist ...

Children and adults alike get bombarded with questionable information every day, whether it’s fake TikTok videos on the war in Ukraine, targeted ads on Facebook, or disinformation on climate change on ...

The Federal Government has commenced the review of the Post Literacy Curriculum for Adult and Non-Formal Education Programmes to meet the needs of learners. Executive Secretary, National Commission ...

In general, literacy refers to the ability to read and write. The US National Center for Education Statistics reports that it measures functional literacy in the country which includes the ability to ...