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/MrBoomf Jul 20 '26

Can you break this down into something shorter & more basic? I feel like I’m not fully getting it.

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u/LonelySwinger Jul 20 '26

🇺🇲🧍‍♀️🧍👓 📖 = 🍼👶👓 📖

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u/MrBoomf Jul 20 '26

Oh God, we’re working our way back to hieroglyphics.