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 ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Republican congressional candidate Beverly Goldstein attributes Cuyahoga County's passage this week of a law to protect gays from discrimination to the failure of "literate" black ...

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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Imagine being a mom who has to rely on public transportation to get a sick child to the doctor’s office but can’t read a bus schedule or tell time. Imagine being worried about giving a child the wrong ...

See detailed statistics and resource information contacts at end of story. When Victoria Norman was growing up in Laurel, she didn't have anyone to help her with her homework. She and her brother were ...

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 ...