Sentences with phrase «illiteracy rates among»

We've included some statistics on illiteracy rates among juvenile and adult offenders to demonstrate how important a solid education is.

Created in 1921, in response to a 25 percent illiteracy rate among World War I soldiers, the event began as an attempt by the National Education Association (NEA) and the American Legion to generate public support for education.

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Finally, the system's long - term flaws are evident in the city's functional illiteracy rate of 40 percent among adults.

Considering that the illiteracy rate globally is 89.5 % among young people, this is a huge demography to target for mLearning.

While the functional illiteracy rate of 22 percent for Virginia's young white male fourth - graders is five points lower than it was in 2003 (and better than the four percent decline nationwide), it is much lower than Florida's 11 percent decline in functional illiteracy, and the 16 percent decline among Alabama's young white men.

Without a strong foundation of literacy and access to books as children, these students will grow up contributing to higher rates of illiteracy among adults to the country.