From: "Randy H" 

Federal Study Shows One in 20 U.S. Adults Is Not Literate in English, Cites
Little Progress
12/16/05 0:16AM GMT
By BEN FELLER , AP Education Writer

About one in 20 adults in the U.S. is not literate in English, meaning 11
million people lack the skills to handle many everyday tasks, a federal
study shows.
From 1992 to 2003, adults made no progress in their ability to read
sentences and paragraphs or understand other printed material such as bus
schedules or prescription labels.
The adult population did make gains in handling tasks that involve math,
such as calculating numbers on tax forms or bank statements. But even in
that area, the typical adult showed only enough skills to perform simple,
daily activities.
Perhaps most sobering was that adult literacy dropped or was flat across
every level of education, from people with graduate degrees to those who
dropped out of high school.
So even as more people get a formal education, the literacy rate is not
rising. Federal officials say this trend is puzzling and worthy of
research.

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"Gary Britt"  wrote in message
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> "Tony Williams"  wrote in message
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>> Gary Britt wrote:
>> > "Tony Williams"  wrote in message
>> > news:43a1c472$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>> >
>> >>They managed
>> >>to make the USA sound as if it was a hell-hole permamently
on the verge
>> >>of economic and political collapse.
>> >
>> >
>> > Sort of like the democraps today then?
>> >
>>
>> Are they saying that? I hadn't noticed
>
> Only for 17 of the last 25 years.  You've probably just grown immune to
> it.
>
>> out by the Republicants whining about moral decay
>
> Yes it is pretty oppressive of the republicans to want people to be free,
> educated, and both willing to and capable of being able to take care of
> themselves and their families.
>
>> and the Libretardians
>> banging on about how big government wants to take away their guns.
>
> Republicans and conservatives care about that one as well.  Libertarians
> want all the liberal voting crack babies to be able to buy their crack
> without government intrusion.
>
> Gary
>
>

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