Reading gaps at meetings leave workers feeling small
A worker complains that during meetings they are handed unreadable papers, which makes them feel about two inches tall and undervalued in the workplace.
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1985
Page
22
Illiteracy a Crisis in Iowa Communities
The Cedar Rapids region reflects a broader literacy challenge with about 10 percent of adults illiterate or near illiteracy. Kirkwood Community College runs English classes for 50 local adults, many jobless or undereducated, including Rose Ziadeh who aims to pass the citizenship test. Nationwide, 26 million adults cannot read, and 46 million struggle with reading proficiency, fueling labor market barriers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Fruehling
Rose Ziadeh
Stouffer’s
Five Seasons Hotel
Lebanon
Cedar Rapids
Ziade
Kirkwood Community College
Lincoln Learning Center
Ziadeh
Kirkwood
United States Department of Education
Jonathan Kozol
America
Maybanks
Life on the margins of literacy voiced by Frank Byrn
Frank Byrn a 44 year old maintenance worker at Linn County Care Facility describes life as an illiterate as 100 times harder. He grew up in Missouri and Iowa quit school at 17 after being held back and overlooked during reading drills. He says reading and writing scarcity limits hiring and life opportunities and that marginalization feels like a disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Fruehling
Frank Byrn
Springville
Linn County
Byrn
Missouri
Iowa
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