1 in 5 Americans Are Functionally Illiterate
The irony of writing about this issue and its political implications does not escape me
“Take one tablet twice a day as needed”
1 in 5 Americans today cannot understand these seemingly simple instructions on the side of a prescription bottle. According to new data on literacy from the National Literacy Institute, 54% of Americans read at or below a 6th-grade reading level, and 21% are functionally illiterate. Functionally illiterate doesn’t…
