WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Twenty-nine percent of American adults performed at the lowest level for numeracy on a major international study, according to a new report released today by the National ...

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 ...

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, XPRIZE, the global leader in designing and operating incentive competitions to solve humanity’s grand challenges — along with the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family ...

Index, US adults correctly answered only 49% of basic money questions. That gap shows how many people are making everyday ...

Understanding core personal finance concepts like cash management, bank accounts, credit, taxes and investing is important. With that knowledge, people can make decisions that benefit their current ...

Why 36 million American adults can't read enough to work — and how to help them In the U.S., 36 million adults lack the basic literacy skills needed to sustain employment -- yet education programs for ...

More than 17 percent of New Jersey’s adults, many of whom are parents, lack the basic literacy skills necessary to comprehend a note from their child’s teacher requesting a conference, to help with ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Louisiana is ranked among the worst states when it comes to quality of education and education attainment. Currently, the state is ...