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STAGGERING ILLITERACY STATISTICS
California
According to the 2007 California Academic Performance Index, research show that 57% of students failed the California Standards Test in English.
There are six million students in the California school system and 25% of those students are unable to perform basic reading skills
There is a correlation between illiteracy and income at least in individual economic terms, in that literacy has payoffs and is a worthwhile investment. As the literacy rate doubles, so doubles the per capita income.
The Nation
In a study of literacy among 20 ‘high income’ countries; US ranked 12th
Illiteracy has become such a serious problem in our country that 44 million adults are now unable to read a simple story to their children
50% of adults cannot read a book written at an eighth grade level
45 million are functionally illiterate and read below a 5th grade level
44% of the American adults do not read a book in a year
6 out of 10 households do not buy a single book in a year
The Economy
3 out of 4 people on welfare can’t read
20% of Americans read below the level needed to earn a living wage
50% of the unemployed between the ages of 16 and 21 cannot read well enough to be considered functionally literate
Between 46 and 51% of American adults have an income well below the poverty level because of their inability to read
Illiteracy costs American taxpayers an estimated $20 billion each year
School dropouts cost our nation $240 billion in social service expenditures and lost tax revenues
Impact on Society:
3 out of 5 people in American prisons can’t read
To determine how many prison beds will be needed in future years, some states actually base part of their projection on how well current elementary students are performing on reading tests
85% of juvenile offenders have problems reading
Approximately 50% of Americans read so poorly that they are unable to perform simple tasks such as reading prescription drug labels
(Source: National Institute for Literacy, National Center for Adult Literacy, The Literacy Company, U.S. Census Bureau)
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The presidency is a joke.
All praises to da most Dapper HUD man of da century of all time, BEN BARSONSon is retweeting supportive comments.
The presidency is a joke.
Where are my positive comments in here about DAPPER Don and COAL? Hopefully my PRESIDENT will sign up on NT and see AMAZING AMAZING POSTS BY MY COAL COMRADES.
excuse me? our undying support is for Benjamin Barson 2020, who as head of HUD will be sure to get rid of all rent controls.Smh about to report all you rookies for da consistent trolling of da rent control aficionado. You bench warmers need to put some respeck on a truckers name. Can't believe y'all in here carrying on like this, every single one of ya gettingdeportedreported b
Sometimes we have to take a moment to truly appreciate how ******* stupid it is that we're stuck with coal while China plans to leave us in the dust with renewable energy. It's ******* pathetic. There's a segment of the population that collectively forms a ball and chain around the ankles of progress and would rather turn back the hands of time for some fantasy of making the country great instead of achieving progress so that it's a reality.
That's da goal though. I too want da benefits that come along with da REAL American way of thinking. First comes unwavering devotion to da don and Benjamin Barson 2020. Next comes da coal jobs. Finally I will be driving a car made by REAL Americans that possesses TRUE passing power. Then and only then can I have earned what i have dreamt of my entire life: black lung.You guys honestly just falling into ninja's trap. Right now you think you're just talking like him, but eventually you're actually going to think like him.
You guys honestly just falling into ninja's trap. Right now you think you're just talking like him, but eventually you're actually going to think like him.