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		lm28469 12 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The United States and Israel have launched a major... Almost a quarter of Americans are functional illiterate, and it's getting worse for new generations 50%+ have below sixth grade reading comprehension

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watwut 12 days ago [–]

This thing is not actually getting worst "for generations". By available data, it was improving a lot for generations with only minor drop.

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