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Subject: Americans favor making English the official language of the "U.S."
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Americans favor making English the official language of the "U.S."
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"In Oakland, approximately 80,000 people are functionally illiterate.
This means they cannot read or write well enough to function
competently in society. They are unable to vote, use a checkbook,
or write a note to a child's teacher. An estimated 50% of all Americans
cannot fill out a job application. Nearly 75% of America's unemployed
have trouble reading and writing, a fact that seriously threatens the
quality of the applicant pool available to business.
Job safety, job performance, and product quality are seriously affected
when employees lack basic reading and writing skills.
My daughter who is five years old, just started kindergarten
where she is learning ABCs. I am 23 years and I am learning
ABCs right along with her. Second Start learner."
http://www.oaklandlibrary.org/services/SecondStart/about.html
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