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 ...

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 ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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The initiative is part of the Adult Literacy for Life (ALL) strategy, which supports people who may have left school early or ...

The share of adults with literacy skills at the lowest measured levels increased substantially as the gap between the high-skilled and low-skilled in the United States expands, according to new data ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...