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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Norman Rogers
2.1
by Norman Rogers - Jan. 10, 2009

Lack of digging - this sort of study is almost always part of the education establishment's drive for more money. Did not make it clear if illegal aliens or recent immigrants are counted or how much they contribute.

Typical engineered scare story. Like the mental health people who say 25% of the population needs therapy.

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