The Power of Partnership to Increase Basic Literacy Learning
Three adult education networks share their experiences working with social service providers to create a community-based approach to literacy education.
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In Remembrance of Ruth J. Colvin, 1916–2024
Ruth Johnson Colvin, a visionary and adult literacy pioneer, passed away August 18, 2024, at 107.
International Women’s Day: Education Fuels Gender Equality
Day in and day out, ProLiteracy works in the US and internationally to educate women, which is one of the foundations to achieving gender equality.
Why and How a Statewide Literacy Network is Reinventing its Basic Literacy Program
Literacy NJ is taking steps to prioritize adults at the lowest literacy levels by implementing a new Steps to Success initiative.
Volunteer Recruitment and Retention: Encourage Volunteers to Spread the Word
According to the 2000 National Survey of Giving, Volunteering, and Participating, there are four main reasons people don’t volunteer.
Build a Book Club, and Build a Love of Reading Among Adult Learners
It's National Reading Month, and in partnership with Gemma, we’ve outlined every step to starting a book club for your adult students to build positive and successful experiences that instill a love of reading.
From the Desk of the CEO: Changing the Systems that Perpetuate Poverty and Low Literacy
Adults don’t stay low literate because they didn’t want to learn how to read—their economic status set them up to fail from the time they were young.
