The National Literary Institute reported that low literacy levels cost the country up to $2.2 trillion a year.

Denise Hill said that compared to K-12 or higher education, adult education is like “the stepchild in the corner that nobody really wants to deal with.” Hill recently started as executive director of ...

More than an estimated 90 million adults in the United States lack the literacy skills needed for fully productive and secure lives. The effects of this shortfall are many: Adults with low literacy ...

The construction industry is one of the largest sectors in the country. As of 2024, the sector’s market size is valued at ...

Adult education programs offer community-based classes to some of the state's neediest adults, including the unemployed, disabled, ex-offenders reentering society and immigrants trying to learn ...

Educators who teach basic education skills to adults work in a variety of professions and industries. These professionals may teach fundamentals to adults who need to learn to read and write.

Florida’s literacy rates are declining. FSU experts stress the need to revive reading for critical thinking and democracy.

data from the National Center of Education Statistics shows. In 2024, 21 percent of adults in the U.S. were found to be illiterate, while 54 percent of adults had a literacy below a sixth grade ...