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  2. Literacy in the United States - Wikipedia

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    This article may need to be rewritten to comply with Wikipedia's quality standards, as article. You can help. The talk page may contain suggestions. (June 2024) First Lady Barbara Bush with New York City school children at the UNESCO International Literacy Day celebration in 1989 (the same year that the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy was launched) Adult literacy in the United ...

  3. US children are struggling with reading — and so are adults

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    Learning to read can become exponentially more difficult for older students and adults who have fallen behind, creating grave concerns as the number of individuals struggling with literacy into ...

  4. Functional illiteracy - Wikipedia

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    The opposite of functional illiteracy is functional literacy, or literacy levels that are adequate for everyday purposes. The characteristics of functional illiteracy vary from one culture to another, as some cultures require more advanced reading and writing skills than do others.

  5. List of countries by literacy rate - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 8 February 2025. This article needs to be updated. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. (March 2022) World map of countries shaded according to the literacy rate for all people aged 15 and over This is a list of countries by literacy rate. The global ...

  6. Inside America’s longstanding financial literacy problem ...

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    Ramsey, who has over 2.4 million TikTok followers, agrees that financial literacy in schools is “crucial,” but says personal finance is 20% head knowledge and 80% behavior.

  7. Education in the United States - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 6 February 2025. Education in the United States of America National education budget (2023-24) Budget $222.1 billion (0.8% of GDP) Per student More than $11,000 (2005) General details Primary languages English System type Federal, state, local, private Literacy (2017 est.) Total 99% Male 99% Female 99% ...

  8. World’s Richest: Guess Where the US Ranks Among the ... - AOL

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    A recent study showed that the U.S. ranked 14th in the world for financial literacy. Only 57% of adults in America are considered financially literate, which is considerably lower than the top ...

  9. Educational inequality in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Unequal access to education in the United States results in unequal outcomes for students. Disparities in academic access among students in the United States are the result of multiple factors including government policies, school choice, family wealth, parenting style, implicit bias towards students' race or ethnicity, and the resources available to students and their schools.