Why do millions of Americans struggle with reading and writing?

For the first time, a detailed portrait of America's least literate adults is emerging.

About 30 million people – 14 percent of the US population 16 and older – have trouble with basic reading and writing. Correlating factors that were explored in a new government report include poverty, ethnicity, native language background, and disabilities.

Of these 30 million people, 7 million are considered "nonliterate" in English because their ... Full Story »

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by Mathew Severson - May. 9, 2009

About 30 million people – 14 percent of the US population 16 and older – have trouble with basic reading and writing.

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