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Posted on 1/18/17 at 11:13 am to nes2010
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According to a study conducted in late April by the U.S. Department of Education and the National Institute of Literacy, 32 million adults in the U.S. can't read. That's 14 percent of the population. 21 percent of adults in the U.S. read below a 5th grade level, and 19 percent of high school graduates can't read.
Posted on 1/18/17 at 11:13 am to TideSaint
Goddamn, that's super creepy
Posted on 1/18/17 at 11:14 am to upgrayedd
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Goddamn, that's super creepy
Yes it is. A grammatical masterpiece as well.
Posted on 1/18/17 at 11:14 am to TideSaint
Sadly, that's more well written than much of what I've read on the rant over the years.
Posted on 1/18/17 at 11:16 am to tiger perry
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Add in West Virginia
you could probably add in a few others - maine and alaska. Maybe South Carolina.
Posted on 1/18/17 at 11:37 am to nes2010
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So pretty much the same as Louisiana.
it aint easy being an SAU fan... proud of you for your effort
Posted on 1/18/17 at 11:46 am to stout
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1 in 4 Alabamans are functionally illiterate
Never underestimate the stupidity of the average Gump. Why do you think they say "Roll Tide" in stead of "Flow Tide," as if water had wheels?
Posted on 1/18/17 at 11:48 am to Hawkeye95
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i doubt numbers are that different in LA, AR, TN, KY, and MS
Was about to shite on you...then I looked up our numbers. Apparently our students don't read no good
This post was edited on 1/18/17 at 11:48 am
Posted on 1/18/17 at 11:52 am to Pecker
Yeah I would think TN would be a bit above the rest due to having a few more marginally sophisticated areas, but maybe not.
Posted on 1/18/17 at 11:52 am to Hawkeye95
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you could probably add in a few others - maine and alaska. Maybe South Carolina
It's around 11% statewide here. Mostly in native villages where school is basically babysitting.
Posted on 1/18/17 at 11:52 am to stout
But they shoo can play fooslball good.
I spent a month in Anniston, AL bunch of inbred Hillbillies round them parts
I spent a month in Anniston, AL bunch of inbred Hillbillies round them parts
Posted on 1/18/17 at 11:53 am to stout
Actually read the sources. The numbers are closers to 15%, and the study was from over a decade ago. Plus, they included households where English is not the first language. Alabama has large Hispanic, Vietnamese, and decently sized French-Creole, communities.
Plus, functionally illiterate is different from being fully illiterate.
Plus, functionally illiterate is different from being fully illiterate.
This post was edited on 1/18/17 at 3:11 pm
Posted on 1/18/17 at 11:53 am to Pettifogger
Memphis kills us. We'd be above the US average if not for that shithole.
Posted on 1/18/17 at 11:56 am to Hawkeye95
You could probably add in almost every state.
Posted on 1/18/17 at 11:59 am to Bench McElroy
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19 percent of high school graduates can't read.
Posted on 1/18/17 at 12:01 pm to NASA_ISS_Tiger
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I'm not an Alabamaian. I just live here for the money. I think of myself more as a mercenary than a resident.
You don't live in Alabama, you live in Huntsville. Big difference between the two.
Posted on 1/18/17 at 12:03 pm to Pecker
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Memphis kills us. We'd be above the US average if not for that shithole.
Tennessee should give the western part of the state to Mississippi. It would improve both states with one action.
Posted on 1/18/17 at 12:05 pm to TideSaint
You need one of us to read that aloud for you?
Posted on 1/18/17 at 12:13 pm to MrLarson
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Tennessee should give the western part of the state to Mississippi. It would improve both states with one action.
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