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Without a high school diploma, opportunities in life are limited. Finding a job can be more challenging; unemployment rates are much higher; and pay above…
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In 1894, Grover Cleveland served as the nation's president, Coca Cola was sold in glass bottles for the first time, and Pullman workers went on strike in…
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On January 13th, in the basement of Spoon River College's Washington Street Campus, Adult Education Program Coordinator Cynthia Johnston patiently…
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March is Literacy Advocacy Month. Literacy at its very core is the ability to read and write. That ability to read and write is one of the most important…
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On December 2nd, the evening news droned as I was in the kitchen, making soup. Donald Trump's nasal reiteration that he stood by his hateful statement…
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Some of the youngest students in the Keokuk School District will have an opportunity this summer to improve their reading skills through the Reach Out And…
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The U.S. Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics conducted national adult literacy assessments in both 1992 and 2003. They were…