An estimated 14 percent of English-speaking adults in the United States have below-basic literacy, or an inability to perform simple reading tasks. But 35 percent have only basic or below-basic health ...

WASHINGTON — Nearing a degree, most college students cannot handle many complex but common tasks, from understanding credit card offers to comparing the cost per ounce of food. Those are the sobering ...

Imagine not being able to read to your children, understand the prices in the supermarket, or read directions on a prescription bottle! This is a reality for roughly 32 million in our country, as 14 ...

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