And by the way, if you get high school seniors reading at high school senior level, when they graduate, we think it could be a 1.7 trillion jump in the us economy. Why? Think about it. Last year, half of those students couldn't read at the 6th grade level when they graduated high school in America. They can't fill out job applications. They can't fill out. They're having a hard time filling out welfare applications. (09:51–09:57)
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Asserts that half of US high school graduates last year couldn't read at a 6th grade level.
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