Every morning, moms across the state pack a lunch, zip up a coat, kiss their kids goodbye, and trust the adults in the school are going to take care of them. Three out of four of those kids in this state cannot read at grade level. Michigan has fallen to 44th in the nation for literacy. And instead of fixing that, school boards like this one are more interested in silencing truth tellers and making decisions that belong to parents. (01:58–02:02)
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Asserts that 75% of Michigan students cannot read at grade level.
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