Archive for 'Indpls Illiteracy'
Literacy Project: June 28, 2008
The power of literacy. Too many Hoosiers don’t have tools needed to land good jobs, handle finances. Indianapolis Star, Sunday, June 29, 2008
Change at this level of magnitude typically has a low (less than 5%) success rate. The illiteracy problem is not "new."
Einstein commented that “Problems cannot be solved by the same level of [...]
Posted: July 1st, 2008 under Indpls Illiteracy.
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Illiteracy: Next Steps
OPINION: Editorial Illiteracy takes toll on our health and welfare, Indianapolis Star, Sunday, June 22, 2008.
The statistics are startling. One in five adults in Marion County is functionally illiterate. The job prospects of one in three workers in the state are hampered by poor literacy skills. Health-care costs for an illiterate adult are on average [...]
Posted: June 22nd, 2008 under Community Quality, Indpls Illiteracy.
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Reducing illiteracy - Prevention & Prosperity
ARTICLE: Together, we can reduce illiteracy, By Travis DiNicola,Indianapolis Star, May 11, 2008
Wjln you cna’t read, the wurbs in the nefspopir cen louk lide tls. When you can read, the words in the newspaper can look like this.
In Marion County, 20 percent of adults cannot comprehend the words in this newspaper.
Adult illiteracy is an [...]
Posted: May 11th, 2008 under Indpls Illiteracy.
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