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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 grappling with a growing number of students arriving with weaker reading and writing skills, prompting educators to ask whether the trend amounts to a crisis. Coverage examines how declining literacy is reshaping teaching, assessment and support services in higher education, and what it signals about earlier schooling.

Why now: Falling student literacy is a timely concern for universities adjusting how they teach incoming students.

higher educationThe Michigan DailyUniversity of Michigan

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