Tag: literacy

  • Student organization SEAL works to improve literacy in Austin area

    Student organization SEAL works to improve literacy in Austin area

    Written by Cynthia Turner. Texas has among the worst literacy rates in the United States. According to the Texas Center for the Advancement of Literacy and Learning, an average of 19% of Texas adults are unable to read a newspaper. The majority of those adults are living under the poverty line. Education correlates strongly to economic…