Illiteracy is a major problem all over the world. A study conducted by World Statistics Institute shows that over 27 percent of people are illiterate globally. Another study by the same institute ...

The NAACP needs to either change its name, or its focus. The defining word in the acronym, which was created more than a century ago, ought to be the third letter: Advancement. However, in its own ...

When Steph Curry isn't on the basketball court, he spends time in local public schools, playing defense against illiteracy. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "I CAN") UNIDENTIFIED MUSICAL GROUP: (Singing) I know I ...

One in four San Antonians is functionally illiterate. Think about that for a while. As you drive around town today, stop at the store, go about your business, one out of every four people you see ...

BEIRUT: Since Sept. 8, 1967, when International Literacy Day was first initiated by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, the number of illiterate people around the world has ...

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to basketball star Steph Curry and his wife, author Ayesha Curry, about their efforts to tackle childhood illiteracy in Oakland. When Steph Curry isn't on the basketball court ...