Some of the most important statistics from the National Institute for Literacy, National Center for Adult Literacy, The Literacy Company, and U.S. Census Bureau underscore the critical need to address illiteracy in the United States:
As of 2019, 45 million Americans are functionally illiterate and cannot read above a fifth-grade level
50% of adults cannot read a book written at an eighth-grade level
57% of students failed the California Standards Test in English
1/3 of fourth-graders reach the proficient reading level
25% of students in California school systems are able to perform basic reading skills
85% of juvenile offenders have problems reading
3 out of 5 people in American prisons can’t read
3 out of 4 people on welfare can’t read
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Just read a comment that when alcohol was invented there were 15 million humans total. We now have 3 times that many neighbors in America who can't read good lmfao
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Pretty sure animals have been getting drunk off of fermented berries and stuff for eternity.
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Well yeah but how many of those 15 million would do well on the SAT?
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