The Twin Challenges of Mediocrity and Inequality [electronic resource] : Literacy in the U.S. from an International Perspective / Andrew Sum, Irwin Kirsch and Robert Taggart.

This monograph focuses on the literacy performance of U.S. adults in comparison to adults in other high-income countries, underscoring the fact that the overall U.S. performance is mediocre at best and that the U.S. is a world leader in the degree of inequality between the best and poorest performer...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ERIC)
Main Author:	Sum, Andrew
Corporate Author:	Educational Testing Service
Other Authors:	Kirsch, Irwin, Taggart, Robert
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 2002.
Subjects:	Adult Literacy. Basic Skills. Educational Attainment. English (Second Language) Foreign Countries. Language Proficiency. Minority Groups. Racial Differences. Reading Skills.