There has been a longstanding discussion in the reading wars since the 1950s, when the novel “Why Johnny Can’t Read” ...

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 ...

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.

Foundational learning, the ability to read, write, and do basic math, is the bedrock of every child's education. This is not ...

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 ...

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 ...

“Don’t take Tylenol,” President Donald Trump urged pregnant women in a packed White House press briefing Sept. 22, claiming a link between acetaminophen use and autism. Within hours, experts pushed ...

Dr. Vitalis Osuji, a resident in surgery at UMass Chan Medical School, will speak about his experience as an adult learner and the challenges he overcame to become a doctor.

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 ...

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 ...

Rennie Naidoo, professor in Information Systems at the Wits School of Business Sciences. South Africa, like many of its peers in the Global South, is awash in digital optimism. Coding bootcamps for ...

If you know what a bond is–and what usually happens to bond prices when interest rates go up–you’re in the minority of Americans. In a recent survey that asked nearly 30,000 people five basic ...