(The Hill) — Learning to read can become exponentially more difficult for older students and adults who have fallen behind, creating grave concerns as the number of individuals struggling with ...

Third grade students in California’s lowest performing schools are doing better at reading, thanks to the Elementary Literacy Support Block Grant funding and a new focus on curriculum materials based ...

Improving literacy instruction is once again in fashion among America’s policy circles. Between 2019 and 2022, state legislatures passed more than 200 bills that sought to push and pull public schools ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Natalie Wexler is an education writer focusing on literacy. An organization called EdReports is hugely influential in schools’ ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children with a limited vocabulary at the age of 5 may be at increased risk of poor literacy as adults, a study published Monday suggests. UK researchers found that among ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (The Hill) — Learning to read can become ...

On May 9, 2023, two days after a white supremacist murdered eight people at an outlet mall in Allen, Texas, Elon Musk condemned “the media” for disproportionately focusing on violence committed ...

One of the greatest challenges our society faces today is a lack of financial literacy and education, which results from inadequate awareness of and action on being financially healthy. According to ...

Less than half of Louisiana public school students in kindergarten, first, second and third grades are reading on grade level, according to new figures released Tuesday by the state Department of ...

It’s no secret that many Americans are struggling financially. Over 60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck and can’t set aside any money for short-term or long-term financial goals. It’s not just ...

Even though African Americans make a significant economic contribution in the United States, their financial wellness lags behind that of the rest of the country. Numerous economic indicators ...

As October moves on and we move deeper into the fall, let’s take stock of our understanding of health literacy. October has been designated as health literacy awareness month — a time to promote ...