You know the number it's in the top three of the reasons people can't get into the military. They can't read well enough to pass the test. We have a literacy crisis in America that will, I think, shatter. To me, this may be the greatest civil rights issue of our time. That we have all of these students who are graduating who can't read well enough to pass a military test. (28:09–28:14)
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Asserts that there is a significant literacy crisis in America.
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