U.S. adults rank below average in global survey of basic education skills | Inside Higher Ed

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U.S. adults rank below average in global survey of basic education skills | Inside Higher Ed:

 "One in six adults in the U.S. scored below level two of five total levels for literacy skills, while about 12 percent scored at the highest level. In numeracy, nearly one in three adults scored at low-proficiency levels and about 8 percent had a high proficiency level. About one in three adults scored at the lowest level of proficiency for problem solving in technology-rich environments, and about the same percent of adults scored in the second level of proficiency."

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Literacy called key to putting minorities in college | TribLIVE

Literacy called key to putting minorities in college | TribLIVE:

 "The way to increase minority enrollment in colleges and universities is to improve the literacy rates of students, a former director of the Washington Archdiocese‘s Office of Black Catholics said Monday at St. Vincent College‘s observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day."

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Recipe for literacy success: start early and read often | SouthCoastToday.com

Recipe for literacy success: start early and read often | SouthCoastToday.com:

 "NEW BEDFORD — When it comes to improving graduation rates, the key is to start reading early, said Pam Kuechler.

And she means early.

"As soon as infants are born, parents should be reading to them," said Kuechler, coordinator of the Greater New Bedford Early Literacy Consortium."

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