30. In 2008, the National Lunch Program provided 31 million children with free lunch. For some this is the only hot meal of the day.
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32. 14% of all students have some sort of learning disability.
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34. 44 million adults in America can not read well enough to read a simple story to their child.
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36. Approximately 50 percent of the nation's unemployed youth age 16-21 are functional illiterate, with virtually no prospects of obtaining good jobs.
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38. Children who have not developed some basic literacy skills by the time they enter school are 3 - 4 times more likely to drop out in later years.
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40. More than three out of four of those on welfare, 85% of unwed mothers and 68% of those arrested are illiterate.
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42. 33% of all 8 th graders will try some sort of illegal drug.
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44. Disadvantaged students in the first grade have a vocabulary that is approximately half that of an advantaged student (2,900 and 5,800 respectively).
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46. Out-of-school reading habits of students has shown that even 15 minutes a day of independent reading can expose students to more than a million words of text in a year.
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48. When the State of Arizona projects how many prison beds it will need, it factors in the number of kids who read well in fourth grade.
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50. Students who reported having all four types of reading materials (books, magazines, newspapers, encyclopedias) in their home scored, on average, higher than those who reporter having fewer reading materials.
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52. Kyasia “ I will be more formal and respectful in giving people handshakes and greeting people.”
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54. Raiyona “ I will use CPR in the future in many ways like if I have a problem with someone I can talk to them about it in a civilized way.”
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56. Tamara “ I will remember to use Random Acts of Kindness because I want to do nice things for people and I want them to do nice things for me.”
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58. Tyisha “ CPR will always remind me to always treat others the way you want to be treated.”
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60. Brandon “ I will approach everyone with respect wherever I go so that I can get somewhere in life.”
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62. Noah CPR has taught me to be a better person and a better friend.