World Bank

What is Learning Poverty?

All children should be able to read by age 10. Reading is a gateway for learning as the child progresses through school—and conversely, an inability to read slams that gate shut. Beyond this, when ...
World Bank

Learning Poverty Measure

All children should be able to read by age 10. Reading is a gateway for learning as the child progresses through school – and, conversely, an inability to read constrains opportunities for further ...
Indiatimes

Learning to read, write, and between the lines, rediscover their self-worth

Through the New India Literacy Programme (NILP), lakhs of adults in Tamil Nadu, from daily wagers to guest workers, are going back to ‘school’ to learn to gain life skills. There are more than 30,000 ...
WSMV

Man learning to read at 66 encourages others: ‘All you have to do is want to learn’

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD/Gray News) - A Texas man is proving it’s never too late to learn to read, and he hopes his story will be inspiring to others. Servennia Wyatt, 66, has been working on his reading ...