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<p class=MsoNormal><strong><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>The following report appeared in this week’s PEN
Weekly NewsBlast. I skimmed through it and thought there might be some good
statistics you could use if you are making a case for community support
(financial, in-kind, volunteers, speakers, etc.) for your programs. The report
shows effects of educational quality on individuals, the local community and
the larger community. Family literacy certainly can be the foundation that
provides the parents and children who are the school families in quality
schools. <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></strong></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></strong></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><strong><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><a
href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001jAhmTNM212zts3O0SIeGgTXNyE6mejafDyCsrgvAX1z7a6N_1lIeEE9Tqw4tdmGcTiW4QVl4MFud96GtCQwgN4SoGslQyHCgR2ugDUL5gHH3W4NHbfJoFAtR9A-tNv9CVwgdwZ1BMbj-F2W5UN6hmF1w0yzOuMeRjZwPJSwaiQMzKfSchgQlKg=="
title="blocked::http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001jAhmTNM212zts3O0SIeGgTXNyE6mejafDyCsrgvAX1z7a6N_1lIeEE9Tqw4tdmGcTiW4QVl4MFud96GtCQwgN4SoGslQyHCgR2ugDUL5gHH3W4NHbfJoFAtR9A-tNv9CVwgdwZ1BMbj-F2W5UN6hmF1w0yzOuMeRjZwPJSwaiQMzKfSchgQlKg=="><span
style='text-decoration:none'>Examining what schools mean to their communities</span></a></span></font></b></strong><br>
So you think that the quality of public education has major implications for
your community -- that good schools can have a substantial and positive effect
on such things as employment and earnings, local tax revenues, the value of
housing in the area, crime rates, and residents' physical and mental health? If
that's your view, it is also the chief conclusion to be drawn from a broad
review of the literature -- about 150 books and articles -- by the RAND
Corporation. The results, summarized in a report that has been made available
online, were pulled together at the request of school and community leaders of
the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District in <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">California</st1:place></st1:State>. In a nutshell, the analysis
finds that better schools are associated with a higher likelihood of
employment, higher wages, lower disease rates, higher property values and tax
revenues, fewer crimes, increased participation by residents in cultural
events, and increased economic growth. The report, by Stephen J. Carroll and
Ethan Scherer, includes a bibliography. <br>
<strong><b><font face="Times New Roman">See the report at </font></b></strong><a
href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001jAhmTNM212zts3O0SIeGgTXNyE6mejafDyCsrgvAX1z7a6N_1lIeEE9Tqw4tdmGcTiW4QVl4MFud96GtCQwgN4SoGslQyHCgR2ugDUL5gHH3W4NHbfJoFAtR9A-tNv9CVwgdwZ1BMbj-F2W5UN6hmF1w0yzOuMeRjZwPJSwaiQMzKfSchgQlKg=="
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shape=rect>http://www.rand.org/pubs/documented_briefings/2008/RAND_DB562.pdf</a><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Gail J. Price<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Multimedia Specialist<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>National</span></font></st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> for Family
Literacy<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on"><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>325 W. Main Street,
Suite 300</span></font></st1:address></st1:Street><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Louisville</span></font></st1:City>,
<st1:State w:st="on">KY</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">40202</st1:PostalCode></st1:place><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>gprice@famlit.org<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>502 584-1133, ext. 112<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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