1. Two-thirds of students who cannot read proficiently by the end of 4th grade will end up in jail or on welfare. Over 70% of America’s inmates cannot read above a 4th-grade level. More than 60% of all inmates are functionally illiterate.

2. One in four children in America grows up without learning how to read.

3.  Seventy-five percent of Americans who receive food stamps perform at the lowest 2 levels of literacy, and 90% of high school dropouts are on public assistance.

4. 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.

5.  Reports show that low literacy directly costs the healthcare industry over $70 million every year.

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