Literacy News

Shimla, Sept 1: Himachal Pradesh will become the first state in northern India to start a basic course in financial literacy from next month. The basic course would be started in 100 schools in Shimla and Solan districts ...

New Delhi: Mobile technology is facilitating reading and improving literacy in developing countries where illiteracy rates are high and physical text scarce, a Unesco study said Thursday. The report "Reading in the Mobile Era" highlights that hundreds of ...

Google India along with the partnership with Intel, HUL and Axis Bank has launched a 'Digital Literacy' initiative campaign called 'Helping Women Get Online' (HWGO) program. It aims at helping 50 million Indian women to get online in one year. ...

The literacy among Muslims has improved from 1999-2000 to 2007-08, Minority Affairs Minister K. Rahman Khan said Thursday. "Literacy among Muslims increased from 52.1 percent in 1999-2000 to 63.5 percent in 2007-08 in rural areas and from 69.8 percent to ...

The adult education system refers to programs across the U.S. that offer instruction including basic literacy and numeracy, English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), high school diploma equivalency, and college and career readiness. Enrollment in adult education have skyrocketed across ...

Immigrants' contributions to and integration into U.S. society underlie the nation's progress to date and its ability to thrive in the future. Adult education programs play a crucial role in integrating immigrants into U.S. communities. World Education in the ...

Understanding how to navigate all the financial requirements, services, options, and opportunities available to us has become more complex over the past 25 years. Whether preparing a weekly food budget, renting, buying, or maintaining a home, raising a child, planning ...

To become a U.S. citizen, applicants need to demonstrate an ability to read, write, and speak English, and have a knowledge and understanding of U.S. history and government. The test consists of two components - an English and a civics component. TAKE THE QUIZ NOW!! ...

Each year, hundreds of thousands of people take the GED (General Educational Development Tests) in the hopes of passing and earning a GED credential and going on to college or a better job or career. Take the GED Quiz to ...

The effects of low literacy, such as dropping out of school and low income, are often passed on from parent to child. Family literacy programs work to break this cycle by teaching parents and their children, including giving parents the tools ...

The 'Literacy Week Challenge' is to be held from Sept 23-29, 2013. This program is held in recognition of the National Adult Education and Family Literacy. The program 'Adult Education and Family Literacy Week Quiz Challenge!' is hosted by 'World ...

Female literacy is necessary for socio-economic development in India, Human Resource Development Minister M.M. Pallam Raju said Wednesday. Addressing a colloquium organised by UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation) on "Advancing towards a Literate Twenty-first Century" in Paris, ...

The Union Minister of Human Resource Development, Dr. M.M. Pallam Raju, while addressing the colloquium organised by UNESCO on "Advancing towards a Literate Twenty-first Century" said that Saakshar Bharat is the world's largest literacy programme with a futuristic vision and contemporary ...

India's northeastern state 'Tripura' has achieved the first position in literacy with 94.65 %, beating Kerala (93.91 %), Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar announced in Agartala on Sunday. "Tripura jumped to the first position among the states of the country ...