{"id":7990,"date":"2020-12-11T21:43:03","date_gmt":"2020-12-11T21:43:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2020plan.net\/?p=7990"},"modified":"2023-04-12T21:12:45","modified_gmt":"2023-04-12T21:12:45","slug":"illiteracy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/2020plan.net\/illiteracy\/","title":{"rendered":"Illiteracy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FJZ9zHf9-1E\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">~&nbsp;Adult illiteracy as a workforce barrier- 3 in 10 Buffalo adults are -functionally illiterate- &#8211; YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FJZ9zHf9-1E\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VwghwsgZ5AY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">~&nbsp;Adult Illiteracy In The U.S. &#8211; YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VwghwsgZ5AY\" width=\"1280\" 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src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6N8EYkepuqQ\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2014\/01\/07\/us\/ncaa-athletes-reading-scores\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CNN Analysis: Some college athletes play like adults, read like 5th-graders &#8211; CNN<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/answer-sheet\/wp\/2016\/11\/01\/hiding-in-plain-sight-the-adult-literacy-crisis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hiding in plain sight- The adult literacy crisis &#8211; The Washington Post<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/opinion\/illiteracy-is-a-national-emergency-unfolding-across-america-and-its-only-getting-worse\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Illiteracy is a national emergency unfolding across America, and it&#8217;s only getting worse &#8211; Fox News<\/a><\/li><li><a 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href=\"https:\/\/patch.com\/us\/across-america\/two-thirds-u-s-4th-graders-are-not-proficient-reading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Two-Thirds Of U.S. 4th Graders Are Not Proficient In Reading &#8211; US Patch<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2019\/01\/02\/677722959\/why-millions-of-kids-cant-read-and-what-better-teaching-can-do-about-it\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Why Millions Of Kids Can&#8217;t Read And What Better Teaching Can Do About It &#8211; NPR<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/templates\/story\/story.php?storyId=121374125\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Years Of Schooling Leaves Some Students Illiterate &#8211; NPR<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/resilienteducator.com\/news\/illiteracy-in-america\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Illiteracy in America- Troubling Statistics and How Schools Can Help &#8211; Resilient 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noopener\">~&nbsp;9-year-old Cleveland boy tackles city&#8217;s illiteracy issues by starting reading organization &#8211; YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y-QKP-cz2IM\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=T2xRljEHIi4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">~&nbsp;Reading While Black- Battling Illiteracy in the Black Community &#8211; YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/T2xRljEHIi4\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2017\/06\/05\/75-of-black-california-boys-dont-meet-state-reading-standards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">75% of black California boys don&#8217;t meet state reading standards &#8211; The Mercury News<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/news\/articles\/2015\/12\/11\/african-american-students-lagging-far-behind\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">African-American Students Lagging Far Behind &#8211; US News<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonherald.com\/2019\/05\/07\/boston-schools-achievement-gap-remains-wide-along-racial-lines-a-troubling-sign\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Boston schools achievement gap remains wide along racial lines \u2014&nbsp;a \u2018troubling sign\u2019 \u2013&nbsp;Boston Herald<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailysignal.com\/2020\/11\/18\/discrimination-does-not-explain-problems-facing-black-community\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Discrimination Does Not Explain Problems Facing Black Community &#8211; The Daily Signal<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/opinion\/education\/579750-many-of-americas-black-youths-cannot-read-or-do-math-and-that-imperils-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Many of America\u2019s Black youths cannot read or do math \u2014&nbsp;and that imperils us all &#8211; The Hill<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2010\/11\/09\/education\/09gap.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Proficiency of Black Students Is Found to Be Far Lower Than Expected &#8211; The New York Times<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/corner\/california-black-education-failure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Seventy-Five Percent of Black Boys in California Fail State Reading Standards &nbsp;&#8211; National Review<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.edweek.org\/education\/opinion-black-boys-in-crisis-they-arent-reading\/2016\/10\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Black Boys in Crisis- They Aren&#8217;t Reading (Opinion) &#8211; Education Week<\/a><\/li><li><a 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