Arlington Ranks Low on Literacy
A study by the Center for Public Policy and Social Research at Central Connecticut State University has given Arlington the dismal ranking of 62 (out 0f only 68 cities) for literacy in its 5th annual report. As bad as that sounds, it is actually an improvement over last years finish at #64.5.
The study ranked cities with populations over 250,000 on factors such as newspaper circulation, number of bookstores, library resources, periodical publishing resources, educational attainment, and internet resources.
Other Texas cities ranked in the list included Austin at number 23, Fort Worth at number 45, Dallas at 47.5, Plano at number 51 and Houston at 55. Arlington managed to finish higher than San Antonio (63), Corpus Christi (65) and El Paso (68).
The top 10 cities were:
1. Minneapolis
2. Seattle
3. St. Paul
4. Denver
5. Washington, D.C.
6. St. Louis
7. San Francisco
8. Atlanta
9. Pittsburgh
10. Boston
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