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60 + years later in 2009 1 in 7 Americans is illiterate, ... Some states, such as Mississippi, had drops in the number of functionally illiterate, to 16 percent from 25 percent in 1992. In several large states, however, such as California, New York, Florida, and Nevada, the number of adults with low skills rose.
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www.edu-cyberpg.com/Literacy/americanadults.asp
www.edu-cyberpg.com/Literacy/americanadults.asp
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A recent report by the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development states that upward of 60 percent of Americans ages 16-25 are 'functionally illiterate', meaning they can't, for example, fill out a detailed form or read a numerical table (like a time schedule).
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www.commondreams.org/views04/1006-31.htm
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20 percent of Americans are functionally illiterate and read below a 5th grade level. ... Grim Illiteracy Statistics Indicate Americans Have a Reading Problem Every year, at least two million adults considered to be functionally illiterate swell the ranks of Americans unable to read. If this critical problem isn't...
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education-portal.com/articles/Illiteracy:_The_Downfall_...
education-portal.com/articles/Illiteracy:_The_Downfall_of_American_Society.html
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25 million Americans are functionally illiterate (1 out of 10) ... approximately 50% of the nation's unemployed youth ages 16-21 are functionally illiterate, with virtually no prospect of obtaining a good job...
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www.edvocacy.org/topic1_4.htm
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Adults are considered functionally illiterate if they have trouble doing such things as comprehending bus schedules, reading maps and filling out job applications. The national illiteracy average is 20%, according to the study. ... The best message Americans could send to congress is to vote ALL of them out.
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digg.com/world_news/Study_One_Third_of_Washington_D_C_f...
digg.com/world_news/Study_One_Third_of_Washington_D_C_functionally_Illiterate
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We are culturally illiterate not functionally illiterate. Most Americans don't have more than a shallow knowledge of history, science, mathematics or the arts. Therefore they are ill equipped to understand anything more than rudimentary current issues.
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reddit.com/info/1viml/comments
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The Throwaway Kids: Black, Functionally Illiterate Adolescents (Paperback) ... Dr. Simpkins presents this argument straightforwardly and with great cogency, bringing to our awareness the tragedy this failure has created in the lives of large numbers of African Americans.
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www.buy.com/prod/The_Throwaway_Kids_Black_Functionally_...
www.buy.com/prod/The_Throwaway_Kids_Black_Functionally_Illiterate_Adolescents/q/loc/106/31091985.html
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"American Idol" winner Fantasia Barrino reveals in her memoirs that she is functionally illiterate and had to fake her way through some scripted portions of the televised U.S. talent show, which she won in 2004.
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english.pravda.ru/usa/2005/10/02/64211.html
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; Thousands are functionally illiterate; ... This is why hundreds of thousands [if not millions] of Americans today can best be described as functionally illiterate!!!
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www.voicefromthepews.com/page.cfm?id=15
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