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Allen, Jeanne – 1989
Countless reports have appeared during the past decade documenting the United States' failure to educate its citizens. These studies indicate that 27 million adult Americans have left school either unable to read and write, or unable to read sufficiently well to understand the most basic newspaper articles or official forms. These problems have…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Back to Basics, Basic Skills, Community Involvement