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Literacy coalition pitches "Turn the Page" program to county commissioners to help justice-involved youth
Summary
The Literacy Coalition in the Permian Basin asked Lee County commissioners for support to deliver TABE testing and a 12-week instructional program for 16–18-year-olds involved with the court system, citing high rates of low literacy and an estimated annual program cost the coalition says is less than incarceration costs.
Pam Randall, representing the Literacy Coalition in the Permian Basin, presented the "Turn the Page" program to the Lee County commission Sept. 25 and requested county support for a pilot focused on 16- to 18-year-olds who interact with the court system.
Randall said testing and intervention data show a significant literacy gap among justice-involved youth: "It has been proven that at least 85 percent of these…
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