A look at Center on Urban Poverty and Community Development’s literacy statistics

Awful literacy stats make the case for Jackson’s school reform plan

The Plain Dealer: According to research from the Center on Urban Poverty and Community Development, only 43.8 percent of Cuyahoga County residents over the age of 16 meet “Level 3” literacy standards—those that are necessary to read a bus schedule or write a letter. Rob Fischer, the center’s co-director, weighed in on the topic.