There are tons of apps and web-based programs that help kids learn to read, but precious few to help low-literacy adults. And it’s not due to a lack of need: One of every six adults in America--36 ...

Columbia, SC (WLTX) - Some people may not be able to imagine living their entire lives without knowing how to read, write or do arithmetic, but that is the reality for many people in the midlands ...

The warm-weather initiative is part of the Summer at CPL campaign, a celebration of reading, learning and creativity, which includes more than 2,000 free events and activities for children ...

School is winding down for many kids around here and, for some, summer has already started. And that means libraries are gearing up for another summer of programs designed to ensure that kids keep ...

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 ...

Public libraries throughout San Luis Obispo County are launching a free program, the Literacy Connection, to help adults improve their reading and writing skills.

Spruce Mountain Adult Education welcomes participants in its New Books, New Readers program. This is a “humanities based book discussion program for adults who are new readers or who are not in ...

A program improving literacy rates among Indigenous adults helps more than 500 people change their lives, but advocates say much more is needed to address the problem nationally.

The nation’s approach to adult education has so far neglected to connect the millions of people struggling to read with the programs set up to help them.