In the U.S., 36 million adults lack the basic literacy skills needed to sustain employment -- yet education programs for this group serve only about 1.5 million, and funding continues to be cut at ...

Roughly 40,000 people in the Omaha community do not have a high school diploma. Every year, Metropolitan Community College helps thousands of them get their GED. Sign up for our Newsletters The Adult ...

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 ...

Educator Leigh Sutherland helps works with student Rigel Greenway as Marcelo Lara and Hannah Epperly work Monday at the Red Barn Youth Center on the Key Peninsula. LEE GILES III lgiles@gateline.com ...

Adult basic education is a provincially funded program that reduces poverty, promotes reconciliation and improves the school performance of the children of adult learners. It is effectively cost-free ...

An estimated 17.2% of Berkshire County residents age 18 and older lack the skills necessary to succeed in the 21st century workplace. There are more than 15,900 residents age 18 and older who lack a ...

The Northwest Tri-County Intermediate Unit 5 has opened a new adult education program location at 809 Peach St., Erie. Here, Brad Whitman, IU5 executive director, outlines the many services the IU5 ...