Study: 11 Million in U.S. Illiterate in English

WASHINGTON — 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.

Oh, lets see...
Maybe if the schools would move away from the "dumbing down" we see, in all subjects, in order to make sure no one looses or feels left out, and all the "touchy-feely" nonsense, we might actually get something taught. Maybe fewer in-service days would be good...you know, if the kids are actually in school, they might tend to learn more.
What are these one in twenty adults going to do to earn a living in an increasingly technical world?
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