State of Literacy in America : : Maine Literacy Connections Conference

The State of Literacy in America - Craig Alexander, TD Bank 

Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy: 4.06.2015
Maine 7th Annual Literacy Connections Conference

The State of Literacy In America: How Literacy and Illiteracy Impact Our Economy - One of the biggest challenges in today’s society is the awareness of illiteracy as a global challenge. Illiteracy is not limited to any one community or demographic and impacts everyday life.

The National Adult literacy Survey states that American businesses lose more than $60 billion in productivity each year to employees’ lack of basic skills. Craig Alexander from TD Bank shares his research on how the American economy loses when the basic level of literacy is not achieved.