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"Reading outcomes for American children are a source of national shame and a root cause of many of the country’s deep-seated issues and injustices. In the most recent assessment of U.S. fourth graders, only one-third were proficient in reading. These results reflect a longstanding problem with grave social consequences, a reality the Department of Justice recognized when it declared illiteracy a causal factor in delinquent behavior and incarceration more than 30 years ago."

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