In the U.S., 36 million adults lack the basic literacy skills needed to sustain employment -- yet education programs for this group serve only about 1.5 million, and funding continues to be cut at ...

Adult literacy challenges deepen health inequities, limit opportunity and are linked to incarceration. Even so, efforts to ...

For the last 40 years, the READ adult literacy program has served more than 400 Northeast Michigan residents, helping adults ...

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Twenty-nine percent of American adults performed at the lowest level for numeracy on a major international study, according to a new report released today by the National ...

Kalamazoo, Mich. — Experts warn one's literacy level can impact their job prospects, as a result, also impact businesses' ability to hire qualified and competent employees. Research from the Kalamazoo ...

WASHINGTON — Nearing a degree, most college students cannot handle many complex but common tasks, from understanding credit card offers to comparing the cost per ounce of food. Those are the sobering ...

The Horry County Literacy Council is improving the lives of youth, adults, and families by teaching basic literacy and life skills. They give free tutoring for children and adults. They have programs ...

Mr C, a 72-year-old patient with type 2 diabetes, is brought to the emergency department comatose with a blood sugar of 29 mg/dL. When seen in his primary care provider’s office the previous day, his ...

Literacy Services of Wisconsin helps adults who want to get their high school diploma or strengthen their reading skills to ...