The Paradox of Education: Illiteracy and the Path to Crime

~Two-thirds of students who cannot read proficiently by the end of the 4th grade will end up in jail or on welfare. ~

The Department of Justice states, "The link between academic failure and delinquency, violence, and crime is welded to reading failure."

 Carolinas Region- What Can We Do to Help Alleviate the Problem of Illiteracy BEFORE Children Fall Into The Hands of the Criminal Justice System? The Answer is Easier Than You Think:

1.      Volunteer to tutor at your local elementary school

2.  Collect and donate school supplies to a Title 1 elementary school

3.  Collect and donate children’s age-appropriate books

4.  Become a “Class Mom or Dad” at your child’s school

5.  Join the PTA/PTSA

6.  Run for School Council

7.  Write your local Congressmen

8.  Lobby Legislature

Link to "The Paradox of Education" PowerPoint Slideshow (PDF Format) presented by Traci Trouton Burr at the Carolinas Region Honors Institute in July 2009:  The Paradox of Education

CAROLINAS REGION - YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE