In a survey of 31 countries, adult literacy largely stagnated or declined in the last decade, falling notably in the United States, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development found. And ...

California has one of the lowest rates of English literacy in the U.S. Almost one third of adults in the state can do little more than fill out a basic form or read a very simple piece of writing in ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A non-profit that helps adults and kids learn reading skills is expanding. Sherri Bloch and her husband Larry Budahl recently browsed the shelves at Reach Literacy for the ...

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - Local organizations share how they are working to improve literacy, because the ability to read, write, and work with numbers can significantly impact all aspects of ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) – For over 50 years, the Kalamazoo Literacy Council has provided free, quality literacy and language services for adults who struggle to read and they’re getting ready to ...

The clinic participates in “Reach Out and Read,” a national program that provides books to children during medical visits to ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D (KELO) — Nationwide, there’s growing pressure on schools to remove certain books from classrooms and school libraries. Earlier this year, the Rapid City Area School District pulled ...

When Ahmed arrived in the United States from Somalia seven years ago, he’d never been to school. He could read the Quran in Somali, but he didn’t know a word of English or even how to read the ...

Changes to the city’s funding formula for adult education programs have left some community organizations with decades of experience without contracts to continue their classes—for the time being. Six ...

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