1 in 7 U.S. adults are unable to read this story

A long-awaited federal study finds that an estimated 32 million adults in the USA — about one in seven — are saddled with such low literacy skills that it would be tough for them to read anything more challenging than a children's picture book or to understand a medication's side effects listed on a pill bottle. Full Story »

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Kaizar Campwala
3.4
by Kaizar Campwala - Jan. 9, 2009

This is a short report on a Federal literacy study. In line with usual USA Today stories, it lacks depth and breadth, but presents the upfront facts in a useful, responsible manner.

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