thewayne: (Cyranose)
The Wayne ([personal profile] thewayne) wrote2011-05-09 09:56 am

Doonesbury Say What?

"The National Institute for Literacy estimates that 47% of adults (more than 200,000 individuals) in the City of Detroit are functionally illiterate, referring to the inability of an individual to use reading, speaking, writing, and computational skills in everyday life situations. We also know that of the 200,000... approximately half have a high school diploma or GED..."
— from a recent report

*sigh* Why am I not surprised. So we should cut funding to education!

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