Mike Rogers: “If you're not reading at sixth grade level, you can't pass…”

“And I'm talking some of these kids are reading at sixth grade level. 57% of high school students last year could not read past the sixth grade level. Wow. Think of that, right? And If you're not reading at sixth grade level, you can't pass the [military] attest. You can't do it. Here's one statistic that interesting one. During World War II, one in 10Americans served in uniform. One in 10.” (45:22–45:26)

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