Ominous trend. 
Before retiring, I used to work in curriculum and training for the oil and gas industry. They were concerned way back then about declining skills levels among new entrants to the field. We had to create really basic training for the young folks who would end up running the refineries. Back then, the concern was that the kids had never used tools to fix cars, or build things. They had to train from the ground up - this is a hammer, the difference between bolts and screws, etc.
Today, it's an even scarier proposition if they can't read, or concentrate for longer than 30 seconds. Those refineries are fragile, and if they blow, it will be the equivalent of multiple Hiroshimas wiping out the entire SE US coastal areas.
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