Overall, the federal government contributes about 8 percent of U.S. spending on K-12 education, though its contribution to supporting special programs and services for vulnerable populations like ...

In a survey of 31 countries, adult literacy largely stagnated or declined in the last decade, falling notably in the United States, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development found ...

A new study conducted by Gallup for the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy finds that low levels of adult literary could be costing the U. S. as much $2.2 trillion a year.

Over 40 New York City Council members are urging the city Department of Youth and Community Development to revise and expand how it plans to allocate funding to nonprofits providing adult literacy ...

A $300,000 grant from the US Charitable Gift Trust will enable First Literacy of Boston to significantly expand its adult education scholarship program, the nonprofit said Friday.

Over the years, the bee has raised $3.6 million for its adult basic education programs, the Globe reported. Advertisement. Thays Lobo, a First Literacy scholarship recipient, ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- The coronavirus pandemic has caused issues for adults looking to further their education. Adult literacy programs are looking for help as hundreds of people are submitting ...

He said adult literacy has been a priority of his and the current administration, especially with literacy rates dropping post-COVID-19. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, ...

The adult education student is very diverse in the reason why they are at the point they are. So for some of them, it’s because they received very poor instruction.