One in four San Antonians is functionally illiterate. Think about that for a while. As you drive around town today, stop at the store, go about your business, one out of every four people you see ...

BEIRUT: Since Sept. 8, 1967, when International Literacy Day was first initiated by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, the number of illiterate people around the world has ...

MANILA, Philippines — Saying that children can't learn on an empty stomach, the Department of Education (DepEd) called on local government units (LGUs), communities and parents to lend a hand in ...

The NAACP needs to either change its name, or its focus. The defining word in the acronym, which was created more than a century ago, ought to be the third letter: Advancement. However, in its own ...

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to basketball star Steph Curry and his wife, author Ayesha Curry, about their efforts to tackle childhood illiteracy in Oakland. When Steph Curry isn't on the basketball court ...