Less than half of U.S. workers rank in the top levels for mastery of a subject
U.S. Workers Show Little Improvement in 21st Century Skills
> Latinos make progress in literacy, digital-solving abilities
"The National Center for Education Statistics asked 3,300 respondents ages 16-to-65 to read simple passages and solve basic math problems. What the researchers found is that literacy, numeracy and digital problem-solving ability in the U.S. have stagnated over the past few years.
- Some 19% of the test-takers ranked at the lowest of three levels for literacy and 24% lacked basic digital problem-solving abilities.
- Meanwhile, a shocking 29% performed at the lowest level for numeracy, the same as findings from the previous study conducted in 2012-2014. Almost one in three couldn’t correctly answer “how much gas is in a 24-gallon tank if the gas gauge reads three-quarters full."
"These results are another signal that many Americans struggle with the most basic of math skills,” NCES Associate Commissioner Peggy Carr said in a statement.
“We need to better equip Americans with the numeracy skills that they need for success, starting in middle and high school.”
“We need to better equip Americans with the numeracy skills that they need for success, starting in middle and high school.”
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