Is Ann Arbor one of America’s most literate cities?

If you’re reading this then you’re part of the reason Ann Arbor is considered one of the world’s most literate cities.Excerpt:No list of America’s Most Literate Cities would be complete without Ann Arbor.Or would it?A recent study ranked Seattle and Minneapolis as tied for first place on the literacy list. Ann Arbor – a city that finds itself near the top of all kinds of lists – wasn’t ranked.But there’s a reason. The literacy list, published since 2003, only ranks cities with populations above 250,000. Detroit is the highest ranked Michigan city at 51st, just ahead of Newark, N.J.Many local book experts say Ann Arbor could hold its own against any metro city.Read the rest of the story here.

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If you’re reading this then you’re part of the reason Ann Arbor is considered one of the world’s most literate cities.

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No list of America’s Most Literate Cities would be complete without Ann Arbor.

Or would it?

A recent study ranked Seattle and Minneapolis as tied for first place on the literacy list. Ann Arbor – a city that finds itself near the top of all kinds of lists – wasn’t ranked.

But there’s a reason. The literacy list, published since 2003, only ranks cities with populations above 250,000. Detroit is the highest ranked Michigan city at 51st, just ahead of Newark, N.J.

Many local book experts say Ann Arbor could hold its own against any metro city.

Read the rest of the story here.

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