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Page 3 - This report is a wake-up call to the sheer magnitude of illiteracy in this country and underscores literacy's strong connection to economic status. It paints a picture of a society in which the vast majority of Americans do not know that they do not have the skills they need to earn a living in our increasingly technological society and international marketplace.
Page xiv - Commerce (which includes the Bureau of the Census), the US Department of Labor, and the US Department of Education, are just three of the national agencies involved in gathering statistics.