On the heels of a troubling “report card ” on reading and math skills among American students, a global test of adult skills suggests older generations may echo those problems. The 2017 results of the ...

Many young children have some degree of farsightedness—an ability to see objects far away more clearly than objects that are close up. Health providers are divided on whether moderate farsightedness ...

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 ...

As classrooms and teachers grow stronger in providing individualized and personalized instruction to every students, it’s never been more important to define and address the often-myriad literacy ...

Wilhelmina Prins of Wilmette knows what it`s like to be a non-English native in the United States. At age 19, she came to the U.S. from The Hague in the Netherlands and moved to Beloit, Wis., where ...

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 ...

A school has been taking in pupils as young as two to try to stave off childhood literacy problems before they start. St Andrew's CE Primary School in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, is running the ...

Ivan Lewis, Minister for Young People and Adult Skills. As the new year sees people thinking about a career change, many adults may be putting their chances of finding a job at risk due to poor ...

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 ...

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 ...

Does health insurance literacy have a correlation to medical financial hardship, particularly as it pertains to cancer? A new report finds the answer to that question is yes. The latest American ...

Unless you were born into riches, you’ve probably dealt with money troubles. Financial problems can be a struggle, and “financial literacy” is the go-to solution to building good money habits. Create ...