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Adult Literacy

By Kathleen Kennedy Manzo — January 21, 2009 1 min read
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Adult literacy rates among Americans are available by state and county in a new analysis of data from the National Adult Literacy Survey.

Released by the National Center for Education Statistics this month, the report also includes an online tool that allows searching by state and jurisdiction, side-by-side comparisons, and a look at progress over the decade between surveys.

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A version of this article appeared in the January 21, 2009 edition of Education Week

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