Every summer you go down the shore, but lately you’ve begun to notice that the beach seems narrower each time you visit. Is that the sea level rising, or is the sand just being swept away? Speaking of ...

In 1992, the U.S. Department of Education sponsored the first nationwide assessment of adults’ English literacy skills. This assessment, called the National Adult Literacy Survey (NALS), was a ...

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NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of ...