Shocking results were reported today from a study indicating that ONE-THIRD of the people living in our nation's capital are functionally illiterate. This is considered high when compared to about one-fifth of the population nationally.
People are considered functionally illiterate if they have trouble reading bus schedules, using maps, and filling out job applications.
Critics argue that the study's results are heavily skewed because the sample size was predominantly made up of members of Congress. Sure helps explain the Patriot Act.
A more representative sample of the actual population of Washington, D.C., including more of the city's poor and homeless, would likely lower the illiteracy rate significantly.
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