March 11th, 2010
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Category: Adult Literacy-2
I just read an article saying nearly 40% of adults in D.C. are functionally illiterate. It went on to say that, nationally, 21% of adults are functionally illiterate.
Yet, when I say education should be the nation’s number one priority I am dissed. Doesn’t anybody agree with me that this is unacceptable? How on earth will the U.S. compete when a fifth of its adult population can’t read or write to 2nd grade level?
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