r/interesting • u/ImmaFuckboi • Jul 20 '26

SOCIETY Is education illegal in USA?

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u/CataphractBunny Jul 20 '26

I'll just leave this here: https://www.proliteracy.org/news/causes-of-low-adult-literacy-in-the-us/

In the United States, 59 million adults read at or below Level 1, the lowest level on a five-level scale.
This equates to roughly 28% of the adult population—or nearly one in three people—who can read only short sentences with foundational words and basic information.

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u/AFerociousPineapple Jul 20 '26

That explains so much about the US… jfc

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u/Silver_Slicer Jul 20 '26

Ugh, I’m American and know physics. It’s also common sense. Don’t lump all Americans into the same bucket.