Debate rages on over how to teach kids to read
"More than half of Massachusetts third-grade students are not proficient readers. Stop and take that in," write two education ...
Back to basics: Weak literacy test scores show the steep road ahead
The dismal results from the gold-standard National Assessment of Educational Progress are out and they show that Mayor Adams ...
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Reading Public Library to offer financial literacy program
Everyone could use a touch-up on personal finance skills,” said Nathaniel Thomas, library supervisor of reference services.
Confronting the Overlapping Literacy Crises in America | Opinion
A larm bells are tolling for students of all ages and literacy levels, from trends in COVID-19 recovery, to fundamental ...
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House lawmaker pushes for digital literacy in basic education
Amid rising concerns over misinformation and disinformation, a lawmaker from the House of Representatives has called for the ...
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Students on Media Literacy and How Colleges Can Help, in 6 Charts
Nearly all respondents, 98 percent, also indicate they regularly practice at least some basic media literacy skills to check the accuracy of the information they’re consuming. To some degree, this ...
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Loop for Literacy: Palm Beach County's marathon of reading fun returns for its 15th year
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — Around 22% of residents in Palm Beach County aged 16 and older lack basic literacy skills, according to the National Center for Education Statistics 2023 estimate.
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The UK's growing adult literacy problem
Millions of British adults "struggle with basic literacy", said Glick, and this costs the economy an estimated £40 billion per year. And it's not a new situation. Despite "estimable efforts" by ...