Sunday, January 11, 2009

14 Percent of U.S. Adults Can't Read

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Statistics released by the U.S. Education Department this week show that some 32 million U.S. adults lack basic prose literacy skill. That means they can't read a newspaper or the instruction on a bottle of pills.

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"Gold darn it! Only 14%? They told me my "No Child Left Behind" program would raise this figure to 25% during my eight years in office. By the way, I can read "My Pet Goat"." - Official White Horse Souse



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