An A to Z list of world problems that could be eased by being able to read is at the heart of a campaign launched in the U.K. today to promote Project Literacy, an international initiative to raise ...

Even in this day and age, one American adult in seven is illiterate. Fortunately, there are ways to escape from that situation. CBS News correspondent Byron Pitts looks at some personal stories of ...

For decades, our country has been setting millions of young people up for failure. We send children to school believing they will learn to read, yet the illiteracy epidemic disrupting their education ...

I barely made it out of high school. I come from a family where reading was never encouraged. I don’t ever remember opening a book as a child. I don’t ever remember having a parent read to me. By my ...

Liz Aronson may have been in elementary school when she realized her dream career, but the memory is still sharp in her teenage mind. She had just spent the evening dining out with her mom and was ...

Deputy Minister calls for greater CET college enrolment to tackle adult illiteracy Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training, Dr Mimmy Gondwe, has called on out-of-school youth and adults, ...

Philanthropy is changing. Realizing that charities have to work harder and do more, foundations and those who support them are becoming smarter and more strategic with their goals in hopes of ...

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