The latest scores from the National Assessment for Educational Progress, they're really kind of a national embarrassment. Two thirds of our nation's fourth graders can't read proficiently. Even worse, One third of eighth graders scored below basic, the highest percentage ever recorded. That means these kids can't identify basic literary elements in a text. In math, the gap between high and low performing students is the widest it's ever been. (02:23–02:28)
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Asserts that one-third of eighth graders scored below basic literacy, marking a record high.
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