The document discusses several statistics that suggest issues with education and literacy levels in the United States. It notes that US students score below average in international math and science assessments, and many adults and college graduates do not read books after finishing school. Additionally, it provides statistics showing high rates of illiteracy among prison inmates and learning disabilities among children.

1. Information Literacy Strategies Is America getting dumber?

2. Kind of funny kind of sad Though this movie is a comedy, part of me wonders if it will be a documentary. It brings up good points of arguments I have with people everyday. Like how electrolytes are salt & Gatorade really isn’t good for you. H2O is good. I also like the point of how stupid people breed like crazy and smarter people wait & have less kids.

3. Is America the best? The United States ranks 24 th out of 41 countries in math and science Girls scored lower than boys US ranked 12th on literacy tests 44 million adults are now unable to read a simple story to their child http://educationalissues.suite101.com/article.cfm/the_state_of_education_in_the_united_states

4. 1/3 of high school graduates never read another book for the rest of their lives. 42 percent of college graduates never read another book after college. 80 percent of U.S. families did not buy or read a book last year.

5. Low test scores in recent years have been attributed to the “no child left behind act” Tests for minimum competency in Math and Reading May be the reason schools have diverted from other subjects

6. 14% of all individuals have a learning disability. Dyslexia affects one of every five children - ten million in America alone. Over 50% of NASA employees are dyslexic. They are deliberately sought after because they have superb problem solving skills and excellent 3D and spatial awareness.

7. 3 out of 5 people in an American prison can't read. 60 percent of America's prison inmates are illiterate and 85% of all juvenile offenders have reading problems. When the State of Arizona projects how many prison beds it will need, it factors in the number of kids who read well in fourth grade.

8. http://www.readfaster.com/education_stats.asp http://www.humorwriters.org/startlingstats.html http://www.uschamber.com/icw/reportcard/default http://education-portal.com/articles/Illiteracy:_The_Downfall_of_American_Society.html http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/04/AR2007120400730.html