It’s a crisis hidden in plain sight. About 20% of people in the United States cannot read at all, and 50% of adults can’t read past an eighth-grade level. An organization is looking to change the ...

A Lawrence library official says a new tutoring program designed to help adults improve their literacy and English skills in ...

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 ...

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 ...

FOR NEARLY 60 YEARS, ONE LOCAL NONPROFIT HAS BEEN USING SERVICE AS A VEHICLE TO BUILD AND EMPOWER OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH LITERACY AND EDUCATION. AND NOW THE ADULT LITERACY LEAGUE IS TURNING THE PAGE ...

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 the ...

In the most recent fiscal year that ended in June, 13,429 participants took part in Department of Youth and Community Development-funded adult literacy programs, a 26 percent drop from the year before ...

The Redlands Adult Literacy Program held its annual holiday celebration Dec. 2, bringing together adult learners and tutors for an opportunity to celebrate all that has been accomplished during the ...

Like the tendrils of a vine, the reach of a teacher can curl and wind unpredictably. One such tendril sprouted when Debra Skokan shared some of her experiences with her former English professor.

Changes to the city’s funding formula for adult education programs have left some community organizations with decades of experience without contracts to continue their classes—for the time being. Six ...

The Redlands City Council declared Sept. 28, 2025, “Adult Literacy Day in the City of Redlands.” On Sept. 16, Mayor Mario Saucedo presented the proclamation to Bill Hatfield, library board president, ...

TEXARKANA, Texas — About a quarter of adult East Texans are minimally literate at best, and the problem threatens both their personal well-being and the region’s economic prospects, a recent analysis ...