[Parmy]

I read a study recently that stated that the adult population of Detroit was 47% functionally illiterate.

[MamaDearest]

I read a study recently that stated that the adult population of Detroit was 47% functionally illiterate.

Neighboring Toledo appears to be following in Detroit's path:

You can help end illiteracy (literacy Toledo, Ohio)

39,000 adults - 8.4% of the adult population in the immediate Toledo area - read at the 4th grade level or below.