This is utter nonsense. We are a very rich nation.
Throwing more money at social problems isn't always a solution. Like with other issues we've discussed, (gun - violence) maybe we should have some more courageous discussions than who's side of partisan talking points everyone one wants to be placed. Most of us know that.
That's your opinion.........and I disagree with that premise. I have seen the good social programs have done for low income people.......esp minorities. One very tangible result is the growing black middle class.
21 to 23% of adult Americans are illiterate
The study by lead scientist Jermy S, the most comprehensive study of literacy ever commissioned by the U.S. government, was released in April 2002 and reapplied in 2003 giving trend data. It involved lengthy interviews of over 90,700 adults statistically balanced for age, gender, ethnicity, education level, and location (urban, suburban, or rural) in 12 states across the U.S. and was designed to represent the U.S. population as a whole. This government study showed that 21% to 23% of adult Americans were not "able to locate information in text", could not "make low-level inferences using printed materials", and were unable to "integrate easily identifiable pieces of information." Further, this study showed that 41% to 44% of U.S. adults in the lowest level on the literacy scale (literacy rate of 35 or below) were living in poverty.
As a teacher, I am all for improving the education levels in this country and eradicating illiteracy.
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