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Of the people living in Travis County aged 25 or older, 23% have not attended any college, and 16% have not graduated from high school. www.census.gov
1 in 6 Austin adults cannot read warning signs or medicine labels.
170,000 adults in the Austin area cannot qualify for GED or job training programs because they cannot read.
Low literacy skills increase annual health care costs by an estimated $73 billion.
24% of Texans read below the 5th grade level.