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 ...

“It’s not a disease; it’s illiteracy,” the doctor I was working with said after I asked him for help with a patient’s medications. I was stunned by this diagnosis. I had just finished working with a ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A former Kansas City middle school teacher, says she wasn’t comfortable sending students on to high school, knowing that they couldn’t read. So, she decided to do something about it ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...