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Lumpkin summit tackles literacy
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Georgia first lady Sandra Deal talks about the children’s book that she reads to classrooms around the state as part of her literacy efforts.
There are an estimated 30 million people over the age of 16 in the United States who read no better than the average elementary school student. And, according to Lumpkin County’s Adult Literacy Program, more than 3,000 of them live in Lumpkin County. On Wednesday, educational, business and public leaders, including Georgia’s first lady Sandra Deal, met on the campus of North Georgia College & State University to address through an adult learning summit the issue plaguing the North Georgia county.