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Burgess Owens: “For black students, only 12% are proficient [in reading].”

Featuring: Burgess Owens, Republican | U.S. House Utah, District 4

Owens To Chicago Superintendent: Is A 77% Percent Failure Rating In Reading 'Success Or Failure?'

Published June 12, 2026 | Video Starts at 03:54

I'm going to return. I just want to make a point real quickly. Dr. King. Only 23% of the CPS fourth graders are proficient in reading, 24% proficient in math. For black students, only 12% are proficient [in reading]. I want to ask each one of you guys, is 77% failure rate reading? Okay? 76% failure rate in math, and 88% of our black students not being able to read. (03:54–03:57)

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Asserts that only 12% of black students in Chicago Public Schools are proficient in reading.

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