Ben Cannon: Says "if we raise the number of third-graders who read at a third-grade level, we affect everything, from graduation rates to incarceration rates."

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The Truth-o-Meter says: True | Canon gets the connection between reading and crime right

We’ve haven’t seen much of former Rep. Ben Cannon down in Salem since he accepted a position as Gov. John Kitzhaber’s main education adviser. So when his name popped up in a recent Portland Monthly article, we paid special attention. In the article, he helps talk up the state’s new approach to K-12 education, which focuses, in part, on specific benchmarks in a child’s education that research shows are reliable predictors of future success. "If we raise the number of third-graders who read at a third-grade level, we affect everything, from graduation rates ... >> More

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