Endemic Illiteracy

Here is a little snapshot of the bizarre times in which we find ourselves: 21% of American adults are functionally illiterate. That means 43 million people. In the UK, 16% of adults are functionally illiterate. In Germany it's 14%.

This video explains what that means and why that might be, with me: some guy.

Resources:
https://www.proliteracy.org/Resources...
https://www.nld.org/
https://www.barbarabush.org/
https://worldliteracyfoundation.org/

Further Reading:
https://www.libraryjournal.com/?detai...
https://www.literacycooperative.org/l...
https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED...
http://www.lb7.uscourts.gov/documents...
https://www.cnn.com/2014/01/07/us/nca...
https://www.education.vic.gov.au/docu...
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/why...
https://news.stanford.edu/news/2013/s...
https://online.regiscollege.edu/blog/...