Hi Reader,

As a reader of ProPublica, I know you come to us for the kind of well-researched, nonpartisan, investigative journalism that you can’t get anywhere else. A recent example is this article on literacy in America.

A fifth of American adults struggle to read. And in a nation whose education system is among the most unequal in the industrialized world, many Americans are being failed twice: first, by public schools that lack qualified people and resources to help those who struggle, and second, by the backup system intended to catch those who were failed by the first. Our investigation found that access to publicly funded assistance is limited, increasingly insufficient and highly dependent on geography and the political will of elected officials.

This investigation represents how wide reaching journalism can be when published in the public interest. Shining a light on the facts, making things as transparent as we can, holding people to account — these are at the foundation of everything we do at ProPublica. Nothing will change our mission, no matter what’s happening or who’s in power.

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Warmly,
Ragan Rhyne
Senior Vice President, Development
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