In Detroit, greater than 50% of the adult population of Detroit statistically is functionally illiterate. 5% of the children in the city. City of Detroit. I'm sorry, 5% of third graders in the city of Detroit can't read at grade level. When you look at all these things and how they stack up. 50% poverty. Over 50% of the adults in Detroit are considered functionally illiterate. Because we have been failed for so long. (35:17–35:21)
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Asserts that 5% of third graders in Detroit cannot read at grade level.
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