Re: Study Finds One-Third in D.C. Illiterate

Cultural deterioration progresses.
Today : this and Internet criminals.
Next stop : Mexico look alike.
Then : Infrastructure (electric grid, etc.) collapse.
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On Mon, 19 Mar 2007 10:13:47 -0700, Sordo<sordo@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Study Finds One-Third in D.C. Illiterate
By Associated Press

March 19, 2007, 11:50 AM EDT

WASHINGTON -- About one-third of the people living in the national's
capital are functionally illiterate, compared with about one-fifth
nationally, according to a report on the District of Columbia.

Adults are considered functionally illiterate if they have trouble doing
such things as comprehending bus schedules, reading maps and filling out
job applications.

The study by the State Education Agency, a quasi-governmental office
created by the U.S. Department of Education to distribute federal funds
for literacy services, was ordered by Mayor Anthony A. Williams in 2003
as part of his four-year, $4 million adult literacy initiative.

The growing number of Hispanic and Ethiopian immigrants who aren't
proficient in English contributed to the city's high functional
illiteracy level, which translated to 170,000 people, said Connie
Spinner, director of the State Education Agency. The report says the
district's functional illiteracy rate is 36 percent and the nation's 21
percent.

Adults age 65 and older had the lowest literacy score of any group, the
report found.

The District of Columbia Chamber of Commerce, which contributed to the
report, said the city lost up to $107 million in taxes annually between
2000 and 2005 because of a lack of qualified job applicants.

Copyright 2007 Newsday Inc.
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