Report: Nearly Half Of Detroiters Can’t Read

[OSUBlazerfan]

WTF Wow

DETROIT (WWJ) – According to a new report, 47 percent of Detroiters are ”functionally illiterate.” The alarming new statistics were released by the Detroit Regional Workforce Fund on Wednesday.

WWJ Newsradio 950 spoke with the Fund’s Director, Karen Tyler-Ruiz, who explained exactly what this means.

“Not able to fill out basic forms, for getting a job — those types of basic everyday (things). Reading a prescription; what’s on the bottle, how many you should take… just your basic everyday tasks,” she said.

“I don’t really know how they get by, but they do. Are they getting by well? Well, that’s another question,” Tyler-Ruiz said.

http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2011/05/04/report-nearly-half-of-detroiters-cant-read/

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

dat iz wack!

 

[SlyPokerDog]

And here I always thought no one was in the Detroit Lions forum was because the team sucked.

 

[Sex Panther]

And here I always thought no one was in the Detroit Lions forum was because the team sucked.

ziiing

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Make that 48 percent since the Lions drafted Nick Fairley.

 

[BrianFromWA]

He's a big boy, but I think there are more than 99 people left in Detroit.

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