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Mentioned on KFI and Lonewacko, covered in the Monterey Herald:

Los Angeles County has millions of adults who struggle to read and write English - yet only about one in five enrolls in a literacy program and half of them promptly drop out, according to a study released Wednesday.

The survey documented a situation the county has faced for decades: A large population of immigrants struggling to learn a foreign language.

A majority of adults who enrolled in literacy programs wanted to learn skills needed for their jobs or to find work. But only about 30 percent of the programs were tailored for workforce needs, the survey found....

Among the findings:

_ About 3.8 million people 16 or older in the county had "low-literacy" levels, based on 2000 Census data. That included those who, for example, couldn't read a prescription bottle or bus schedule.

_ About 592,000 adults were enrolled in literacy programs between 2002 and 2003. Of those, 50 percent dropped out after three weeks.

_ Two-thirds of the programs offered evening classes. None offered classes on weekends.

_ Los Angeles, Long Beach, Glendale, Pomona and El Monte had the largest populations of people considered "low-literate."