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White and Hispanic adults make up the largest percentage of U.S. adults with low levels of English literacy, according to the most recent results of a survey on adult skills.The National Center for Education Statistics has released a Data Point entitled “Adult Literacy...

The American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS) has released a report that suggests a “diminishing share” of U.S. residents speak languages other than English, a trend which the academy believes “could have important consequences for business, international affairs, and intellectual exchange.”The academy’s report, The State of Languages in the U.S.: A Statistical Portrait, summarizes the nation’s current language...