Summary

A new survey by the National Center for Education Statistics reveals that 28% of U.S. adults perform at the lowest levels of literacy, up from 19% in 2017, with a growing gap between top-skilled and lowest-skilled individuals.

The Survey of Adult Skills, which compares literacy, numeracy, and problem-solving abilities across over two dozen countries, found the U.S. remained average as many nations experienced similar declines.

NCES Commissioner Peggy Carr noted these low scores indicate functional illiteracy, affecting basic life and work tasks, though the exact causes of the decline remain unclear.

  • @ieatpwns
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    191 day ago

    “No child left behind or whatever”

    -George bush circa 2000s more likely than not

    • @RagingRobot
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      517 hours ago

      all the other kids were waiting for one of them to learn to read so they all couldn’t move on and now no one can read lol