On the heels of a troubling “report card ” on reading and math skills among American students, a global test of adult skills suggests older generations may echo those problems. The 2017 results of the ...

Eight years ago, a national survey on adult literacy offered data on the extent to which Americans -- even those with college credentials -- were declining in their proficiency to do the basic kinds ...

One in four adults has difficulty using maths in everyday life such as calculating percentages or working out a bill. That is one of the findings from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and ...