Why Johnny Has Poor Communiation Skills and Is Not Employable

Despite all efforts to shield their ineptitude via the supportive media and a tsunami of edu-jargon, our public schools are doing a terrible job.  We know about the armies of illiterates that our big city educational systems are churning out.  Now, meet the armies of putatively educated who employers won't hire because they can't communicate.

Can you tell a pronoun from a participle; use commas correctly in long sentences; describe the difference between its and it's?

If not, you have plenty of company in the world of job seekers. Despite stubbornly high unemployment, many employers complain that they can't find qualified candidates for the jobs they do have.