Happy International Literacy Day! How are you celebrating today? United Nations will be celebrating international literacy today and tomorrow, with a theme of Literacy and Sustainable Societies. Today UNESCO is also commemorating the 50th anniversary of the World Congress of Ministers of Education on the Eradication of Illiteracy. UNESCO’s Director-General states: New technologies, including mobile…
Last Friday, I was invited to represent both Digital Promise and the National Coalition for Literacy at the White House Upskill Summit, joining 150 employers, labor leaders, foundations, non-profits, educators and tech innovators from across the U.S. to share ideas and strategies for equipping workers with the skills they need to advance into better…
Data from PIAAC (the Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies), released in 2013, found that 36 million Americans have low literacy skills, including nearly 24 million who are part of the workforce. In addition, nearly 46 million Americans struggle with numeracy. To address the need to connect more low-skilled adults with learning opportunities, the Office of Career, Technical,…