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To: Thomas A Watson who wrote (60401)	12/15/2005 8:19:01 PM
From: Kevin Rose	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 173976

Tommy, at least you're not alone: Study: 11M U.S. Adults Can't Read English By BEN FELLER, AP Education Writer 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 news.yahoo.com