[NIFL-ESL:10463] Re: Fw: Diversity in staffing

From: kate.diggins (kate.diggins@slc.k12.ut.us)
Date: Wed Sep 22 2004 - 12:37:14 EDT 

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Now that you mention it, maybe my friends at NIFL can help me with a statistic as well.  On National Public Radio's Morning Edition on 9/20, Mandalit del Barco did a story on adult literacy in Los Angeles.  In this story, she stated that, according to Census 2000 figures, 48% of American adults are functionally illiterate. I found this statistic very interesting, and I would like to use it for fundraising purposes, etc...  I want to make sure it's watertight, though, and my own exploration of Census 2000's web site revealed no information about literacy per se, only about levels of education.  Is there anyone out there who can verify this stat, or tell me its origin?


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> Could you verify this stat? Give some hint where it came from?
> It doesn't make sense to me considering how many people needed a second language
> just to get into college.
>
> I realize we are somewhat behind the curve linguistically in this country, but   there are still alot of
> grandmas out there.  Lots of people who  shop at a variety of stores.
> Maybe it is my location, but it is difficult to come from Cleveland and have no experience with
> a second language.
> Gloria Gillette
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> From: Barbara  Tondre <btondre@earthlink.net>
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> Interesting note:  82% of Americans have no experience with a second
> language. Hmmmmm.
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