'More to do' on adult literacy
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Schemes to improve adults' English and maths skills need to be more "creative and responsive", a report says.
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A new book helps adults talk to kids about the birds, the bees and Britneyâs underwear in an age when sexual innuendo and provocative images seem to be everywhere.Â
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By Chris Shull, The Wichita Eagle, Kan.  Jun. 21--One man wanted to learn more about a family quilt. A woman was curious about a vase she bought at a flea market.   Another hoped a painting might help send her kids to college.
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Researching things on the web is an essential part of everyday business - but too often books and other printed sources get left behind.
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A boom in people borrowing self-help books from libraries means Gillian McKeith publications are on the up.
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By Stephen Ohlemacher THE ASSOCIATED PRESS  WASHINGTON -- Americans spend more time watching TV, listening to the radio, surfing the Internet and reading newspapers than anything else except breathing.
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A government campaign will seek to encourage people to upgrade their skills through education and training.
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This childrenâs reading-readiness series on PBS uses fairy tales to communicate the power of reading. But they are fractured fairy tales.
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Young adults are much more likely to read the newspaper if they were exposed to it in school, but television remains their primary source of news, according to a study conducted for the Newspaper Association of America Foundation.
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Talking to youngsters in the language of text could prove an invaluable way of increasing their access to services.
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Almost half of adults eat to beat the blues or boredom, research suggests.
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People are asked to submit their favourite word to highlight the need for universal  education.
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A new type of librarian is emerging: think Dewey Decimal meets Generation X.
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Determined to prove that a national apology to Australia's indigenous population is more than empty words, the government on Thursday promised more teachers to tackle widespread illiteracy in Outback Aboriginal communities.
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The government could do a better job teaching financial literacy. Fortunately, many other resources are meeting the need.
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When it comes to searching, more is not always better. Data experts are honing topic maps to better classify the information that's out there. By John Gartner.
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Exam boards in England are planning to put more simple questions in some science papers, the Times reports.