Posted by amy at January 19th, 2006

Wow, what timing!

Study: Most College Students Lack Skills
Jan 19 2:43 PM US/Eastern
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By BEN FELLER
AP Education Writer

WASHINGTON

Nearing a diploma, most college students cannot handle many complex but common tasks, from understanding credit card offers to comparing the cost per ounce of food.

Those are the sobering findings of a study of literacy on college campuses, the first to target the skills of students as they approach the start of their careers.

More than 50 percent of students at four-year schools and more than 75 percent at two-year colleges lacked the skills to perform complex literacy tasks. [ http://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/01/19/D8F7UO204.html ]…