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 The Abell Report Newsletter, February 2003 February 7, 2003 - The Invisible Dyslexics: How Public School Systems In Baltimore and Elsewhere Discriminate Against Poor Children In the Diagnosis and Treatment of Early Reading Difficulties The delay in early diagnosis and treatment has disastrous academic consequences for our schoolchildren. Remedial action is called for, and the Baltimore City School System should lead the way. ABELL SALUTES...SEETTS, for helping to turn lives around on both sides of "the fence." The Maryland Department of Corrections releases approximately 8,000 people from prison each year into Baltimore City. Almost 60% of releasees have not received any job preparation training, transition planning, and consequently, no linkages to workforce development agencies and other community-based services. The result is an estimated 50% recidivism rate for persons formerly incarcerated and a decrease in public safety. Download Full Publication Copyright 2002-2009 The Abell Foundation. All Rights Reserved.
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