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Declining literacy rates raise concerns for higher education
Original: ‘Is it a crisis?’: How declining literacy rates are impacting higher education
US universities are reporting that incoming students have weaker reading and writing skills, prompting educators to ask whether declining literacy rates amount to a crisis for higher education. Faculty are rethinking curricula and support services as students struggle with complex texts, a trend some attribute to pandemic learning loss, changing reading habits, and reduced engagement with long-form reading.
Why now: Universities are confronting growing numbers of students unprepared for college-level reading and writing.
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Evidence
- ‘Is it a crisis?’: How declining literacy rates are impacting higher education · The Michigan Daily
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