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BookEnds In national reading tests, California fourth-graders ranked second to last; two out of three third-graders cannot read at their grade level. In Los Angeles, the ratio of books to students is five to one (three to one if outdated and damaged books are purged). The national average ratio of books to students is 18 to one. The disparity in reading resources between America's best- and worst-funded schools has contributed to the "rich get richer and the poor get poorer" cycle. Children who need the most help in reading—the poor and immigrants—have the least access to books. BookEnds Telephone: (818) 716-1198 |
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