Even in this day and age, one American adult in seven is illiterate. Fortunately, there are ways to escape from that situation. CBS News correspondent Byron Pitts looks at some personal stories of ...

2006-12-27 04:00:00 PDT Norco, Riverside County-- Gregory Davenport, a congenial 46-year-old in prison blues, shared with a visitor to the big state penitentiary here a common inmate's lament -- he ...

I once walked into an inner-city school cafeteria for an author visit and was amazed by the scene. A donor had gifted copies of my latest “Will Wilder” book to each of the children in this particular ...

An A to Z list of world problems that could be eased by being able to read is at the heart of a campaign launched in the U.K. today to promote Project Literacy, an international initiative to raise ...

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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 ...

Constitution Day provides a critical opportunity for students and citizens to reflect on the importance of America’s Founding documents and their relevance to today’s culture. In a republican form of ...

Education has long been lauded as our most powerful weapon in the war on poverty, and literacy is perhaps education’s keystone. But around the world, there are some 750 million individuals who are ...

When Victoria Norman was growing up in Laurel, she didn't have anyone to help her with her homework. She and her brother were raised by her grandparents, who didn't do much reading and couldn't assist ...

In his recent essay in The National Interest, John Austerman says he believes that a complex of moral issues related to increased automation in weapons systems is the sticking point for progress on ...