But if we don't build a workforce and if we don't train people to go into these jobs, where are we going to be? We have to be able to do it. And you probably know this stat, but Only 30% of high school students, of high school seniors, eighth graders and fourth graders are reading proficiently. 30%. Well, I was a junior high school teacher. I don't know if I ever told you that in Chicago, in a place called Cabrini Green, one of the worst places, they had to tear it down. (05:06–05:14)
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Asserts that only 30% of students are reading proficiently.
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