Columbus on America’s Most Literate Cities List
Saturday, December 29th, 2007
Columbus is number 21 on the list of America’s most literate cities… behind Cleveland (number 13, congratulations Cleveland!) and Cincinnati (number 11, congratulations Cincinnati!) ?
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The Top Ten Cities in the US according to the study are:
Minneapolis, MN
Seattle, WA
St. Paul, MN
Denver, CO
Washington, DC
St. Louis, MO
San Francisco, CA
Atlanta, GA
Pittsburgh, PA
Boston, MA
The list is from Central Connecticut State University says:
“This study attempts to capture one critical index of our nation’s social health—the literacy of its major cities (population of 250,000 and above). This study focuses on six key indicators of literacy: newspaper circulation, number of bookstores, library resources, periodical publishing resources, educational attainment, and Internet resources.”
Link to page 2 of the list where Columbus is listed….
Congratulations to all the cities on the list…
