And he told me that he was not only embarrassed, but he was angry about the scores because across our country, we have some At the highest level, we might get to 38 to 40% proficiency in reading at high school and eighth grade, but most of the average is about 33, 34%. We're talking about reading levels and math levels, high school and eighth grade. And that's just unacceptable. (05:09–05:21)
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Asserts that reading proficiency is 38-40% at best, with an average of 33-34%.
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