Nearly one in five Fort Bend County adults struggle with basic reading proficiency, according to data from the National Center for Educational Statistics. It’s also estimated that about 13% of the ...

In a decrepit classroom in the northern Iraqi city of Hawija, men in their 20s and 30s sit chanting the Arabic alphabet. Dressed in green military camouflage uniforms, they are part of the Awakening ...

Literacy is a basic human right, it is something that empowers a person and it liberates a person. That power, of being able to learn and grow and connect, I just don't think there's anything like it.

Since 1986, Literacy Outreach has worked on helping adults in need of basic English literacy instruction and other skills. “We train volunteers to help those in need,” said Martha Fredenall, the ...

School-leavers might be tech-savvy but they are increasingly entering the workplace without basic numerical and literacy skills, employers have warned. The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) and ...

There are many consequences related to the inability to read, including lower income rates, health concerns and low self-esteem. Literacy rates not only affect individuals but also society as a whole ...

This spring a federal appeals court ruled that all children have a constitutional right to a “basic minimum education,” defined as “an education sufficient to provide access to a foundational level of ...

An Oct. 20 event celebrated the 15th anniversary of the New Jersey Workplace Literacy and Basic Skills Training Program. The initiative – a partnership of the New Jersey Business & Industry ...

Barack Obama made this simple affirmation famous during the 2008 presidential race. Thanks to his campaign, we saw this slogan on posters, heard it in songs and witnessed college students chanting it ...

A recent report highlighted the poor levels of financial literacy among American teens, but are states doing enough to ensure that the next generation have the money skills they are going to need? Not ...

A major laborers’ union with a large Hispanic immigrant membership is using an English literacy test to disqualify candidates from running for leadership positions in the union. The English competency ...