Study Finds One-Third in D.C. Illiterate

[NC_Tigah]

Study Finds One-Third in D.C. Illiterate (http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8NVBUV81&show_article=1)



http://www.breitbart.com/images/common/dot.gifStudy Finds One-Third in D.C. Illiterate
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Mar 19 11:50 AM US/Eastern

WASHINGTON (AP) - About one-third of the people living in the national's capital are functionally illiterate, compared with about one-fifth nationally, according to a report on the District of Columbia (http://search.breitbart.com/q?s=%22District+of+Columbia%22&sid=breitbart.com).
Adults (http://search.breitbart.com/q?s=adults&sid=breitbart.com) are considered functionally illiterate if they have trouble doing such things as comprehending bus schedules (http://search.breitbart.com/q?s=%22bus+schedules%22&sid=breitbart.com), reading maps and filling out job applications (http://search.breitbart.com/q?s=%22job+applications%22&sid=breitbart.com).
The study by the State Education Agency, a quasi-governmental office created by the U.S. Department of Education (http://search.breitbart.com/q?s=%22U.S.+Department+of+Education%22&sid=breitbart.com) to distribute federal funds (http://search.breitbart.com/q?s=%22federal+funds%22&sid=breitbart.com) for literacy services, was ordered by Mayor Anthony A. Williams in 2003 as part of his four-year, $4 million adult literacy initiative.
The growing number of Hispanic and Ethiopian immigrants who aren't proficient in English contributed to the city's high functional illiteracy level, which translated to 170,000 people, said Connie Spinner, director of the State Education Agency. The report says the district's functional illiteracy rate is 36 percent and the nation's 21 percent. Adults age 65 and older had the lowest literacy score of any group, the report found. The District of Columbia Chamber of Commerce, which contributed to the report, said the city lost up to $107 million in taxes annually between 2000 and 2005 because of a lack of qualified job applicants.
Unfortunately, a sizable proportion of those folks are confined to Capitol Hill and the White House.

[landrun]

So, there really is more ignorance per square mile in DC then there is anywhere else in the nation. I thought that was sarcasm. But its real. :eek:

[colleyvillesooner]

The only DC I know can't read. :D

[landrun]

Is is not coincidence that when you find a large concentration of Democrats you find a large concentration of stupidity. :D

[mdklatt]

Is is not coincidence that when you find a large concentration of Democrats you find a large concentration of stupidity. :D

Given the amount of time to do a study like that, it's likely that the data were all from when the pubz were in power.

:twinkies:

[KC//CRIMSON]

Heh. Our local radio station called six to eight different places of business in D.C. this morning and asked whoever answered to read the headlines of today's newspaper. Only one could. The rest either hung up or just made something up.

[mdklatt]

Heh. Our local radio station called six to eight different places of business in D.C. this morning and asked whoever answered to read the headlines of today's newspaper. Only one could. The rest either hung up or just made something up.

What if they didn't have a newspaper laying around?

[KC//CRIMSON]

What if they didn't have a newspaper laying around?


What if they didn't speak english to begin with?

There's a large ethnic population in and around D.C. I'm sure those illiteracy numbers are inflated because of it.....

[sooner_born_1960]

I find it hard to believe that 2/3 of D.C. IS literate.

[SicEmBaylor]

Is anyone here illiterate?

[dolemitesooner]

I cant ****ing read

[SicEmBaylor]

I cant ****ing read
Convsersely, nobody can ****ing read you either.

[dolemitesooner]

Conversely, your not a man......OHH HE WENT THERE

[SicEmBaylor]

Conversely, your not a man......OHH HE WENT THERE

Heh, :D

[dolemitesooner]

i JUST THOUGHT i WOULD THROUGHT THE NORMALY LINE OUT THERE THAT YOU GET ....i REALLY DIDNT WANT TO BE CREATIVE

[Scott D]

Clearly the people doing that study have never been employers going over handwritten applications for jobs over a period of time. I'd argue that 2/3 of Americans are functionally illiterate....or as we like to call it in the real world. Stupid and/or Lazy.