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America’s Most Literate Cities, 2011
Central Connecticut State University released their annual America’s Most Literate Cities study. This study focuses on six key indicators of literacy: newspaper circulation, number of bookstores, library resources, periodical publishing resources, educational attainment, and Internet resources. The annual survey of cities with at least 250,000 people focuses on six indicators of literacy: library resources, newspaper circulation, bookstores, publishing resources, educational attainment and Internet resources.
The Texas rankings are:
22. Austin (only city in Texas to place in the upper third of the 75 cities ranked, tied with New York City)
46. Plano
51. Dallas
54. Fort Worth
60. Houston
64. Arlington
66. San Antonio
73. El Paso
74. Corpus Christi
Literacy Texas board member, John Engel, commented to The Star-Telegram, the diminished resources will exacerbate a growing problem. Nearly one-quarter of the 18 million adults in Texas have serious problems with English skills or don’t have at least a GED diploma, he said.
“A lot of those are Hispanics, but what’s really interesting is, of that, nearly one-half are native born who did not thrive in school,” Engel said. “It’s a real problem. We ignore literacy at our peril.”
Peggy Rudd, director of the Texas State Library and Archives says, “It’s a matter of resources,” said Rudd, who watched last year as the Legislature cut the state library budget by 64 percent. “I wish I could have looked at the data and been shocked,” she said. “You get what you pay for.”
For the complete study, visit CCSU
Visit the complete Star-Telegram for the complete article
January, 2012
