Again, that's on us. And you know, we got to have a little bit of a shock in conversation here. If we continue to do that, we will lose. If we continue to do that in Michigan, we will be in the bottom five for the rest of certain lifetimes. And I'm just not willing to accept that. I think this is a great state with great opportunity. If we fix reading third and fourth grade, we help kids who are already beyond the fourth grade with reading remediation. (21:28–21:35)
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