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Study Finds One-Third in D.C. Illiterate

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Posted by Dave D. 2007-03-20 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Based on my visits to DC, I am surprised that the percentage is so low.

Posted by RWV 2007-03-20 00:30|| 2007-03-20 00:30|| Front Page Top

#2 I guess that answers the question why the Clintons sent their spawn to private school instead of the public school...

(That and the fact that the secret service would be out-gunned).

Posted by CrazyFool 2007-03-20 00:34|| 2007-03-20 00:34|| Front Page Top

#3 "Study Finds One-Third ~~of U.S. Congress~~ in D.C. Illiterate" - there, fixed it.

Posted by Broadhead6 in Iraq 2007-03-20 02:16|| 2007-03-20 02:16|| Front Page Top

#4 Adults are considered functionally illiterate if they have trouble doing such things as comprehending bus schedules, reading maps, ~~smiling, standing up straight, wearing baseball caps at the proper angle, earning their own keep, speaking coherently, keeping trousers up~~, and filling out job applications.

Posted by Besoeker 2007-03-20 04:42|| 2007-03-20 04:42|| Front Page Top

#5 How about filling out welfare forms and drooling? Separately, not concurrently, of course! :-)

Posted by gorb 2007-03-20 05:45|| 2007-03-20 05:45|| Front Page Top

#6 A lot of immigrants in D.C.?

Posted by Bright Pebbles in Blairistan 2007-03-20 06:12|| 2007-03-20 06:12|| Front Page Top

#7 Like everywhere, I suppose, BPiB. Some work in construction, some drive cabs or work in convenience stores. A lot of folks I see in DC goverment use English as a second language.

Posted by Bobby 2007-03-20 06:36|| 2007-03-20 06:36|| Front Page Top

#8 As I recall from my days as an adult literacy tutor, functionally illiterate means reading at or below a 6th grade level. Not the same as not being able to read at all.

Posted by trailing wife 2007-03-20 06:50|| 2007-03-20 06:50|| Front Page Top

#9 Heck, TW, if they're going to raise the bar that high they better reevaluate that percentage. I suspect it's much worse than 1/3, particularly if they start including the Democrat members of Congress.

Posted by Mac 2007-03-20 08:18|| 2007-03-20 08:18|| Front Page Top

#10 We have a new mayor, who at least appears as if he cares, but the school system has to dig itself out of a very deep hole.

Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2007-03-20 09:32|| 2007-03-20 09:32|| Front Page Top

#11 dont most rantburgers live in DC

Posted by Flaimp Fleremble4835 2007-03-20 10:14|| 2007-03-20 10:14|| Front Page Top

#12 damn, broadhead beat me too it

Posted by sinse 2007-03-20 10:45|| 2007-03-20 10:45|| Front Page Top

#13 let me guess...throw more money at the problem and it'll go away?

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2007-03-20 10:57|| 2007-03-20 10:57|| Front Page Top

#14 False alarm. Turns out the researchers never left Capitol Hill while they were conducting the study.

Posted by Atomic Conspiracy 2007-03-20 11:11|| 2007-03-20 11:11|| Front Page Top

#15 I thought for sure the Mayor of D.C was going to fix things. I guess he had to smoke another rock first.

Posted by rjschwarz 2007-03-20 17:07|| 2007-03-20 17:07|| Front Page Top

#16 Hey, RJ, is that one of the things that gets handed over when the office changes hands? The Official D.C. Mayoral Office Crack Pipe?

Posted by Mac 2007-03-20 18:33|| 2007-03-20 18:33|| Front Page Top

#17 Bitch set me up. Quit laughing, crackers!

Posted by Hon. Marion Barry">Hon. Marion Barry 2007-03-20 19:30|| 2007-03-20 19:30|| Front Page Top

#18 rsjchwarz, you said it

Posted by Mad Eye Spith1132 2007-03-20 20:17|| 2007-03-20 20:17|| Front Page Top

#19 Wonder what john kary has two say about the lak of eddykatshun in the kapital.
i wuz in dc the udder day and i axed a person on da street what was the kapital of the United States and he shocked me when he siad there were 2. the U and the S.
(save your applause, i'm just the warm up guy)

Posted by USN, ret. 2007-03-20 23:26|| 2007-03-20 23:26|| Front Page Top

#20 DC/VA/MD Rantburgers! How about a meet at the Shakespeare Theatre Free-For-All at Carter-Barron this summer? They'll be doing Love's Labour Lost again; it's a quite fun production. And I thin we'd all like to see an example of the LLL we can enjoy.

Posted by Eric Jablow">Eric Jablow 2007-03-20 23:42|| 2007-03-20 23:42|| Front Page Top

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