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NTC Literacy Survey 2008
During the months of October and November 2007, the University of North Texas Survey Research Center conducted the Metroplex Survey. The North Texas Future Fund submitted questions designed to assess reading skills and needs for further reading education in north Texas. The questions covered the following topics:
- Self-assessed reading skills and understanding of written English;
- Experienced levels of difficulty performing common, every day reading tasks;
- Needs for additional reading training.
This report details the findings of each question and provides further analysis at the end of the report that ties the information together.
Click Here to view a portion of the report online, or you may download the entire report by clicking on the link below:
NTC Literacy Survey
North Texas Future Fund Brochure
Provides highlights of the mission, objectives and leadership of the North Texas Future Fund.
Demographic Trends and Educational Attainment in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metropolitan Area: A Shifting Composition Amid Growth
This study, commissioned by the North Texas Future Fund, focuses on education (P-16) and developing a globally competitive work force in the region. It analyzes national independent school districts that have sustained improvement in standardized test scores, graduation rates, and college/university matriculation and what strategies and practices contributed to this success.
The Evolving Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex Economy: Performance and Prospects
The study by Dr. Donald A. Hicks analyzes the evolution of the D/FW regional economy over the past third of a century and concludes that this needed innovation infrastructure "must be anchored by high-quality research universities and distinguished specialized research programs capable of attracting significant external funding and talented researchers, training the next generation of researchers, graduating students with the skills to upgrade the competitiveness of their employers, and inspiring cohorts of entrepreneurs who choose to locate their new enterprises in the region."
