TO UNSEAT STATE SENATOR PHIL BURGER, A NONPROFIT IN THE TRIAD IS LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS TO HELP ADULTS IMPROVE THEIR LITERACY SKILLS. WILKES 12 NEWS STAR CONNOR IS LIVE FOR US. THIS MORNING STAR. TELL ...

The Redlands Adult Literacy Program relies on its volunteers to provide one-on-one tutoring to adults interested in improving their reading and writing. Literacy volunteers also support computer ...

The 74 reports that 25% of U.S. young adults are functionally illiterate, despite a rise in high school diploma attainment, ...

Learning to read can become exponentially more difficult for older students and adults who have fallen behind, creating grave concerns as the number of individuals struggling with literacy into high ...

Are you smarter than a ten-year-old? New data suggest that a shockingly large portion of adults in the rich world might not be. Roughly one-fifth of people aged 16 to 65 perform no better in tests of ...

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Many adults join the Adult Literacy Program to improve their reading and writing skills, working one on one with a volunteer tutor. Improved literacy helps these adults obtain jobs, further their own ...

Este artículo está disponible en español. Léelo en español. Nine years ago, Analilia Gutierrez gave birth to her son, a micro preemie who needed intensive care. At the time, Gutierrez, an immigrant ...

With little post-pandemic recovery, experts wonder if screen time and school absence are among the causes. By Dana Goldstein In the latest release of federal test scores, educators had hoped to see ...

High school seniors had the worst reading scores since 1992 on a national test, a loss probably related to increases in screen time and the pandemic. Their math scores fell as well. By Dana Goldstein ...

In Singapore, the declining literacy skills of younger adults are becoming a significant concern, with potential impacts on the nation’s workforce and future competitiveness. Factors like digital ...