Americans love to support a unique and unique country. But as the proverb says, beware of what you want. Exceptionalism is sometimes double bordered. Below are three data-driven examples that can pause haler:
literacy
According to the fact-checking website, “a Gallup analysis The data released in March 2020 is US Department of Educationn for 2012, 2014, and 2017. It has been found that 130 million adults in the country have poor literacy skills. In other words, over half (54%) of Americans between the ages of 16 and 74 read what corresponds to the sixth grade level. APM Research Lab. ”
According to the National Center for Educational Statistics and Research, functional illiteracy rates, defined as failing to read and understand relatively short texts or to understand basic vocabulary, have risen in functional illiteracy rates in American adults from 19% in 2017 to 28% in 2023.
Source: Stories by Jeff Miller on Medium – jeffmiller-50455.medium.com
