Millions of children across the United States are currently suffering from a silent epidemic. That epidemic is illiteracy, and though it is widespread, it is easily solvable. It is not a new issue, ...

Why is it so hard to make healthy choices? Because most people aren’t health literate. In a country awash in health advice, the problem isn’t access to information — it’s the ability to make sense of ...

Global illiteracy rates have increased by an average of 2.2% in 2024 and 2025, with 773 million people worldwide unable to read at all, according to a new report released by the World Literacy ...

Nearly one in five adults in Alachua County can’t read well enough to navigate daily life – part of a rising tide of illiteracy that has quietly surged across the country in recent years. The problem ...

Minister Buti Manamela has announced a national literacy campaign to address South Africa’s high illiteracy rates, calling it a "crisis of dignity.

Manamela was speaking at an International Literacy Day event in Carletonville on Saturday, where he committed to launching a national literacy campaign.