All of us rely on a set of basic skills to navigate life, from cooking a simple meal to reading social cues. These abilities help us take care of ourselves and connect with others smoothly. Most of us ...

Most adults like to think they’re pretty smart — until a simple trivia question knocks them straight off their high horse. The truth is, even the most basic facts can slip through the cracks thanks to ...

A recent study by Marni Brownell and colleagues at the Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, titled Crossover Kids in Manitoba: The Intersection of the Child Protection System, Youth Criminal Justice ...

A University of California San Diego report warns that roughly one in eight incoming college students can’t meet middle school math standards. It found that the number of students needing to take ...

President Donald Trump’s proposal to send Americans $2,000 checks funded by his sweeping tariffs is under fire for not adding up. Trump, 79, pledged to send rebates to U.S. citizens who are “low and ...

Stress from the pandemic has people struggling to make decisions large and small, with nearly a third of adults questioning even basic day-to-day choices, according to a new report. The American ...

Tiina Parviainen, Kaisa Räty, and Markku Jahnukainen examined the support for adults’ basic skills in vocational education in their recent research article. The study focused on OPVA studies, which ...

Nearly half of adults in the EU still lack basic digital skills, even though 90% of jobs now require them, a gap that threatens Europe’s competitiveness and future workforce, policymakers warned at a ...

The executive secretary, National Commission for Mass Literacy, Adult and Non-Formal Education (NMEC), Prof. Musa Garba–Maitafsir, says over 60 million adults in Nigeria lack basic literacy and ...