Many adults join the Adult Literacy Program to improve their reading and writing skills, working one on one with a volunteer tutor. Improved literacy helps these adults obtain jobs, further their own ...

There were 12 people in the classroom of the former Wingra Clinic in the afternoon on Oct. 26. They were separated into six student-tutor pairs. Some pairs read simple passages, pronounced and spelled ...

“I won’t let my setback stop me. I’m looking for a better position.” Additional services at the center include child daycare, adult daycare and digital literacy education for all ages with a second, ...

Volunteer tutors support adults working to strengthen reading, writing, math, English language skills, and basic computer skills through one-on-one and small-group learning tailored to each learner’s ...

Eight years ago, a national survey on adult literacy offered data on the extent to which Americans -- even those with college credentials -- were declining in their proficiency to do the basic kinds ...

The Carlsbad Literacy Program (CLP) is a non-profit organization of trained volunteers committed to advancing adult literacy and language in Eddy County. Its purpose is exclusively to provide free ...

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. And ...

First Literacy has awarded over $40,000 in grant funds to nonprofits across Massachusetts providing adult basic education services, including criminal justice programs in Charlestown and Hampden ...

It's no secret that San Francisco is one of the most tech-friendly cities in America. After all, tech companies like Uber, Linkedin, Twitter and Yelp are all based in the City by the Bay, as are ...

SoLAcc was awarded a $10,000 grant from the Dollar General Literacy Foundation to support adult literacy programs in Acadiana. The grant will fund SoLAcc's "Literacy Matters" initiative, which offers ...

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