"I always understood that literacy was a currency. I would assert that reading and reading comprehension is the price students pay for academic excellence and the price that adults pay for professional success. Without the knowledge of words and books, we are forever in debt."
-- Michele Janaye, Assistant Director of The H.O.P.E. Scholarship, a non-profit organization designed to empower financially-challenged students with need-based scholarships.
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