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1. humanitiesindicators.org/content/indicatordoc.aspx?i=8, Supporting Table I-5a: Mean SAT Verbal/Critical Reading Score of College-Bound Seniors Compared with Mean Math and Writing Scores, 1968–2014

2. humanitiesindicators.org/content/indicatordoc.aspx?i=8, Supporting Table I-1f: Percentages of 12th Graders Scoring at Reading Achievement Levels Compared with Those for Math and Science, Early 1990s/2005–2009/2013

3. humanitiesindicators.org/content/indicatordoc.aspx?i=8, Supporting Table I-1g: Average Scores on International Reading Assessment, 2012 4. www.cbpp.org/research/state-budget-and-tax/funding-down-tuition-up 5. www.nytimes.com/2016/02/22/business/a-rising-call-to-promote-stem-education-and-cut-liberal-arts-funding.html?_r=1 6. www.ala.org/offices/sites/ala.org.offices/files/content/QF2012_annotatedFINAL_2.pdf, p. 3 7–8. humanitiesindicators.org/content/document.aspx?i=15 (illustration) 9–11. www.aacu.org/sites/default/files/files/LEAP/2013_EmployerSurvey.pdf, pp. 1, 8, 2

AND U.S. RESIDENTS ARE READING LESS . . .

Family members reading to children

declined 8%.8

From 1992 to 2008, the percentage of U.S. residents who read for pleasure declined 11%.7

LANGUAGE AND LITERACY IN THE U.S.

VERBAL SKILLS ARE DECLINING . . .The mean SAT verbal

score among college-bound seniors

decreased more than 8% between 1968 and 2014.1

From 1992 to 2013, the percentage of 12th graders who scored below

basic on reading achievement increased from 20% to 25%, while

those at or above proficient decreased from 40% to 37%.2

In international reading

assessments, the U.S. scores

23rd, behind China, Estonia, and Poland.3

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YET EMPLOYERS STILL VALUE LITERACY AND LANGUAGE SKILLS

93% 74%

80%93% of employers agree that skills in critical thinking,

communication, and problem solving are important.9

74% of employers recommend a

liberal education as the best preparation for

a global economy.11

80% of employers want colleges to emphasize

written and oral communication skills.10

Several states are targeting language and literature programs as "an expendable . . . luxury that

taxpayers should not be expected to pay for.”5

FUNDING FOR LITERACY IS LOW . . .In 2011, humanities research received only 0.48% of the

amount dedicated to science and engineering R&D in higher

education. College libraries receive fewer than three cents of every

dollar spent on higher education.645 states are spending less per student in

the 2015–16 school year than they did before the recession.4

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