..literacy is as vital as food, security, limiting population growth, and control of the environment. Education, after all, is the one issue that affects every other one. I think of it in the same way as dropping a pebble into a pond and getting a ripple effect. Educated people make more money and are more likely to escape poverty. Educated parents raise healthier children.. The list goes on, just as ripples in a body of water emanate outward. John Wood
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The world is a better place when more people are educated. It’s not just that they earn more money. They also help the next generation do better than they did -- and that leads to a better future for everyone. Education is a key to economic prosperity and personal freedom. Access to knowledge and the ability to seek and obtain it helps the individual and the community.

Source: Creating Room To Read

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