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Literacy Program
Reading could be the key that saves a student's life
There are direct correlations between education and incarceration, and reading comprehension and high school dropouts. Minorities, in particular, African Americans and Hispanics, suffer the most in these areas.
2/3
of students who aren't on reading level by the fourth grade end up in jail or on welfare.
62%
of all students in Kansas are not reading proficiently regardless of household income.
78%
of students in Kansas not reading proficiently belong to low-income households.
Statistics from begintoread.com
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