illiteracy
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Illiteracy among South African children rose from from 78% in 2016 to 81%.
From BBC • May 16, 2023
Illiteracy provides the foundation for being governed, not how to govern.
From Salon • May 18, 2019
Illiteracy made it harder for women to escape after they were taken into captivity, because they couldn’t read the signs on unfamiliar buildings in Isis-held towns and cities.
From The Guardian • Jul. 25, 2017
“Traditional science journalism has been gutted in recent years due to the economic downturn,” says Sheril Kirshenbaum, the co-author of Unscientific America: How Scientific Illiteracy Threatens Our Future.
From Slate • Apr. 11, 2014
Illiteracy had been reduced considerably, if not actually eliminated.
From Area Handbook for Albania by Elpern, Sarah Jane
Vocabulary lists containing illiteracy
A Raisin in the Sun
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Workshop 1, Part 1
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