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Devin LeMahieu: “60% of fourth graders in Wisconsin now can't read…”

Featuring: Devin LeMahieu, Republican | Wisconsin State Senate, District 9

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Published | Video Starts at 02:14

That is not the strong leadership Wisconsin needs. Kids and parents have struggled mightily to deal with repeated school closures and lost learning over these past two years. It's gotten so bad that 60% of fourth graders in Wisconsin now can't read proficiently at grade level. Parents are demanding better from their schools. But Governor Evers has called our parental empowerment bills radical and pledged to veto them, keeping kids in failing schools and keeping parents at arm's lengths. (02:14–02:19)

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Asserts that 60% of Wisconsin's fourth graders are not reading proficiently at grade level.

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