The southern region of the U.S. has a lower literacy rate than states further north, data from the National Center of Education Statistics shows. In 2024, 21 percent of adults in the U.S. were found ...
While it was gratifying to see that The Chronicle deems the issue of adult literacy worthy of a cover story, we were disappointed with the article (“Building a Nation of Readers”) that ran in your ...
For a bit of good news about education, check out today's story about adult literacy rates. Yesterday, the National Center for Education Statistics released a study that showed that while literacy ...
Adult literacy rates in Missouri and Illinois improved even as nationwide numbers remain steady, a federal study released Thursday suggests. The improvements were particularly pronounced in Missouri, ...
A poster in a classroom at Cleveland's Seeds of Literacy celebrates recent grads from its program. The organization offers continued education for adults who may have slipped through the cracks of the ...
In 2024, the U.S. Senate designated September as National Literacy Month with a resolution celebrating reading as a “cornerstone for personal growth, economic opportunity, and a strong society.” It ...
Adult education instructor Cynthia White (right) works on English vowel sounds with a student at the Saginaw Public Library on Tuesday, July 18, 2023. Recently-arrived asylum seekers have taken ...
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