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Why does Mortar Board focus on Literacy? Here are some facts that will open your eyes about the reality of literacy (or the lack-there-of) in the United States: Nearly 85 percent of the juveniles who face trial in the juvenile court system are functionally illiterate, proving that there is a close relationship between illiteracy and crime. More than 60 percent of all inmates are functionally illiterate. 1 in 4 children in America grow up without learning how to read Teenage girls ages 16 to 19 who live at or below the poverty level and have below average literacy skills are 6 times more likely to have children out of wedlock than the girls their age who can read proficiently.
Posted on: Tue, 15 Oct 2013 23:27:35 +0000

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