By Dewey from Detroit, Section News
Posted on Sun Aug 02, 2009 at 04:21:05 PM EST
Tags: Detroit Public Schools, Robert Bobb, Detroit school bankruptcy, illiteracy, drop out rate (all tags)
The only thing surprising about this story is that it's surprising to anyone: "Low level of literacy adds fuel to unemployment crisis."
Rochelle Riley's article in the Detroit Free Press points out that "One out of three working-age adults in Michigan -- 1.7 million people -- cannot read well enough to be hired for a job that will support a family."
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