literacy

An ATM To Help Illiterate Populations Save Money

BY Alissa Walker | 08-18-2011 | 3:20 PM | ILLITERACY

ATMs are challenging enough to use when you're visiting a different country. But imagine drawing money when you've never seen an ATM in your life, and compound that with the fact that you might not be able to read. NCR, a company that ... READ MORE›

105 Companies Join Forces With Obama to "Change The Equation" for Education

BY Austin Carr | 09-16-2010 | 5:56 AM | ETHONOMICS

More than 100 companies are joining forces--from Facebook to Microsoft, DreamWorks to Google--to increase student literacy in science, technology, engineering, and math, which will account for some 8 million jobs by 2018. READ MORE›

Survey: Those With E-book Readers Read 40% More Than Physical Book Readers

BY Dan Nosowitz | 08-26-2010 | 3:06 AM | MAGAZINE

The numbers are in: E-book readers might be the best thing to happen to reading in this country since Levar Burton.READ MORE›

Don't Underestimate the Barnes & Noble Nook

BY Dan Nosowitz | 08-25-2010 | 12:03 AM | MAGAZINE

Barnes & Noble's quarterly earnings reveal that the Nook reader and store are anything but an also-ran.READ MORE›

Emphasize Literacy

BY The Delphian School Oregon | 10-12-2009 | 2:23 PM | LEADERSHIP

Literacy gets enormous attention in the Delphi Program. Highly literate people have the keys to a broad and penetrating understanding of concepts and cultures. The Delphi approach to literacy consists of building a step-by-step pathway to full comprehension. READ MORE›