Literacy the focus of Jamaica’s Adult Learners Week

Mock Turtle writes “With Adult Learners Week 2003, Jamaica seeks to draw attention to the nation’s 20.1 percent illiteracy rate, highlighting the fact that many adults who cannot read are too embarrassed to attend literacy classes. Adult Learners Week, a project of the Jamaican Council for Adult Education (JaCAE), features a variety of events to promote the view that provision of learning opportunities should be a matter of public policy. Read more about it at The Jamaica Observer.”