The Problem of Illiteracy in the United States The United States government is not doing enough to make sure everyone can read. E.D. Hirsch, Jr. states in his widely read book Cultural Literacy: AThe standard of literacy required by modern society has been rising throughout the developed world, but the American literacy rates have not risen to meet this standard@ (E.D. Hirsch, Jr. 1). Illiteracy is a big problem in the United States. More …showed first 75 words of 762 total…

…showed last 75 words of 762 total…to be implemented in public schools. Offering such programs at a young age will provide a virtually illiterate free society. The government needs to make sure that everyone can read. Hopefully one day almost everyone will be able to read, but that day is still a long way off. Addressing this problem could be the starting point of the new century and it could lead America into the next millennium as a fully literate society.