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The Connection Between Grade-Level Reading and Poverty
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The Connection Between Grade-Level Reading and Poverty

AARP Foundation Senior Vice President of Litigation Bill Rivera led a discussion with Managing Director of the Campaign for Grade Level Reading Ralph Smith on the intersection of literacy education and economic mobility for our target communities.

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