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Tom Tiffany: “Almost 70% of fourth graders are not proficient readers in…”

Featuring: Tom Tiffany, Republican | U.S. House Wisconsin, District 7

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Tom Tiffany one-on-one with CBS 58's Meredith Hackler

Published | Video Starts at 13:52

Yeah, that's right. And I think the chief concern that I have at this point is the reading scores that we're seeing. I mean, Almost 70% of fourth graders are not proficient readers in Wisconsin. We've never had that before. And it's because, teach, excuse me, reading is not being taught appropriately. We need to make sure our colleges of instruction are teaching the next generation of teachers the right way. (13:52–13:57)

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Asserts that nearly 70% of fourth graders in Wisconsin are not proficient in reading.

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