In the United States, 14 percent of adults cannot read well enough to complete a job application, according to nonprofit organization ProLiteracy. The United States' adult literacy ranking is fifth ...

Despite rapid advances in technology and medicine, nearly 17 percent of the world's adult population (totaling 775 million people) remains completely illiterate. In certain parts of the world, as many ...

Imagine being a manufacturer of a product that nearly three members out of 10 in the target audience are unable to do much of anything with. Printers inadvertently fit that description because of a ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. During slavery, the United States used anti-literacy laws to prevent ...

o celebrate the 50th anniversary of International Literacy Day, 26 of the world’s most high profile personalities from film, music, politics and the arts, have joined forces to raise awareness for ...

Scientific literacy – what it is, how to recognize it, and how to help people achieve it through educational efforts, remains a difficult topic. The latest attempt to inform the conversation is a ...

Henry A. Giroux is University Professor for Scholarship in the Public Interest and Paulo Freire Distinguished Scholar in Critical Pedagogy at McMaster University. His books include "America at War ...

Illiteracy must not become 'just a footnote in the global health crisis', says expert The Covid-19 pandemic is increasing the rate of illiteracy across the globe, and if nothing is done to address it, ...

Few of us who have read all our lives understand the nearly miraculous potential of being able to read and write when illiteracy has been the dominant disabler to flourishing. Illiteracy is more ...