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 ...

There’s an incredibly important program that takes place in the back lots of a number of K-12 school sites. Adult Education serves students aged 18 and over in English as a second language (ESL), ...

Over 40 New York City Council members are urging the city Department of Youth and Community Development to revise and expand how it plans to allocate funding to nonprofits providing adult literacy ...

This study will synthesize the behavioral and cognitive sciences, education, and neuroscience research on literacy to understand its applicability to adolescent and adult populations. It will review ...

While navigating everyday life without digital literacy is becoming harder to do, navigating education without it is becoming impossible. The U.S. Department of Labor even defined digital literacy as ...

A high level of literacy in both print and digital media is required for negotiating most aspects of 21st-century life—supporting a family, education, health, civic participation, and competitiveness ...

In 1983, the California State Library funded the first statewide adult literacy program with $2.5 million. Forty years later, the values that were established still ring true at California Library ...

Dorchester County Adult Education (DCAE) leaders hosted a celebration at the Dorchester School District Two Parent & Family Engagement Centers in recognition of National Adult Education and Family ...

Aug. 8—Census data shows that 40% of adults in Odessa and Midland have, on average, limited English proficiency. This limits nearly 72,000 of adults' abilities to read, write, speak, and understand ...

CLOCKS BACK THIS SUNDAY MORNING. IMAGINE IF YOU COULDN’T READ A RESTAURANT MENU, YOUR FAVORITE BOOK, A STREET SIGN. THAT IS THE REALITY FOR ABOUT 1 IN 4 ADULTS RIGHT HERE IN CENTRAL FLORIDA WHO READ ...

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 ...

SoLAcc was awarded a $10,000 grant from the Dollar General Literacy Foundation to support adult literacy programs in Acadiana. The grant will fund SoLAcc's "Literacy Matters" initiative, which offers ...