Facts
What percentage of America’s inmates cannot read above a 4th grade level?
70%
California has the lowest literacy rate in America.
True
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How many Texas children under the age of 18 live in poverty?
1,700,000
Texas has the highest literacy rate in America.
False
How many teens drop out each year?
1.2 million
What percentage of high school dropouts are on welfare?
90%
You have to read 20 books a year to be considered literate.
False
True or False:
1 in 4 Houston adults have not earned a high school diploma, GED or equivalent.
True
What city was ranked the country’s most illiterate city?
Long Beach, CA
Nearly 85% of the juveniles who face trial in the juvenile court system are functionally illiterate.
True
What is the last thing you ate?
How many people worldwide aged 15 or older cannot read or write?
750,000,000
1 in 4 children in America grow up without learning how to read.
True
True/False:
Texas is the smallest state in the United States.
False