| A | B |
|---|
| 26% | of U.S. children live in poverty |
| poverty line | minimum amount of money the average family needs to exist |
| poor children | are more likely to have academic difficulties and be absent more often |
| literacy | the ability to read, write and use basic math skills |
| AIDS | nation's leading killer of people between the ages of 25 and 44 |
| discovered every 3 months in the US | 20,000 AIDS cases |
| juvenile delinquents | people 18 yrs. or younger who commit a crime or statutory offense |
| true | technology has increased the unemployment level of teenagers who dropped out of school |
