Facts
Facts About Literacy
- An adult without a high school diploma earns 42% less than an adult with a diploma
- A mother’s reading skill is the greatest determinant of her children’s future academic success, and outweighs other factors like neighborhood and family income (ProLiteracy)
- The percentage of adults without a high school diploma who live in poverty is twice that of those who have a high school diploma
Sources: Center for Urban Poverty and Social Change, Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, Case Western Reserve University; National Assessment of Adult Literacy, Ohio Literacy Resource Center