County By The Numbers – The Florida Gap Map Shows Hillsborough County has 7,913 Third Graders Not Reading at Grade Level and 62,378 Kids Living in Poverty – Florida Chamber of Commerce

Half of Florida's Third Graders Are Reading at Grade Level - The Path to Prosperity at Risk for Nearly 111,000 Third Graders – Florida Chamber of Commerce

Map: How 2013 School Grades Compare Across Hillsborough County, Tampa Bay

Fifteen Florida communities lose federal eligibility for rural status due to population growth

A Big Picture Look at the Decline in Florida's 3rd Grade Reading Scores – Florida Chamber of Commerce

Concentrations of Poverty

Hillsborough County - Tampa Florida - A Greater Tampa Bay Community

The Florida Gap Map Florida Grade-Level Reading Campaign

Region Leaders - Hillsborough County DEC

Statistics for Hillsborough County, Florida

Even before the pandemic, poverty was a way of life for many Black children in Tampa Bay

Fifteen Florida communities lose federal eligibility for rural status due to population growth

Transformation Network / Overview

The Florida Gap Map – Florida Chamber of Commerce

Prosperity Archives – Florida Chamber of Commerce

Business Group Unveils New Tool Illustrating Intersection Of Childhood Poverty And 3rd Grade Reading Scores