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Literacy Facts:

 

Newton County
  • Adult educators from local adult literacy providers changed 942 adult students' lives in 2005!
  • 90% of NE Georgia employers report a difficulty in obtaining qualified employees. In Newton County, 56% say it is due to a lack of basic education. (Northeast Georgia State of the Workforce Report)
  • 25.3% of adults (25+) do not have a GED or high school diploma. That's higher than the state average of 21.4%, and the national average. (US Census, 2000) 
  • Almost 10,695 (or 23%) of Newton's residents ages 16 and older (not in school) cannot locate an intersection on a map, read a news article or even add the costs of a store purchase. That's 40 million adults in the USA.(NIFL) 
 
Family & Community Literacy
  • A child whose parent attends adult literacy classes is far less likely to drop out of school himself even if that parent does not finish class. (Study in Macon, Ga.- 2004) 
  • Children's literacy levels are strongly linked to the educational levels of their parents, especially their mothers. (NIFL/USDL/US Census) 
  • Seven in 10 prisoners perform in the lowest two literacy levels. (NIFL) This simple proves that someone without an education has very few opportunities in life. 
  • The likelihood of being on welfare goes up as literacy levels go down. 75% of all Food Stamp recipients perform in the two lowest levels of literacy. (NIFL) 
  • Child Care and Transportation are the two greatest barriers to adult learners. 
 
Workforce Literacy
  • 1.4 million adult Georgians are at literacy attainable levels below 8th grade & most are in the workforce. 
  • More than 40% of the labor force has limited literacy skills. (US Chamber-CWP) 
  • Evidence shows that increased profits can be generated in many ways of workplaces through workplace basic skills training alone or with other strategies. (The Conference Board, 1999) 
  • Removing language barriers can reduce time per task by 30%. (The Conference Board, 1999)
  • In the 21st Century, 60% of all jobs will require skills that only 20% of the current workforce have. (USC-CWP) 
  • 80% of manufacturers report a moderate to severe shortage of qualified job candidates and 33% report that poor reading and writing skills among hourly workers are a problem, according to a national survey released by the National Association of Manufacturers in Nov. 2001. (US Chamber-CWP) 
  • Nearly 40% of manufacturers are spending at least 2% of payroll on training for shop-floor and other hourly workers, up from less than 1% in the early 1990s, according to a survey released by the National Assoc. of Manufacturers in 1998. (US Chamber-CWP) 
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We are so proud of these Newton County READS GED Graduates

HALL OF FAME GRADS  

This year we have had many students register for our GED prep classes and we are so proud of those that

have been added to this section.

 

Hallie Walker 6/2010 Highest Score Received 3270
Ashley Pew-Armstead 1/2010
Virigina Hilty  1/2010
Kandra Hardy  6/2010
Beverly Conner 4/2010
Ramey, Brandy
Worthy, Savannah  6/2010
Justin Gosnell 5/2010

 
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