So we have about seven in 10 fourth graders that cannot read at grade level. It's no longer just a Milwaukee problem. It's become a statewide problem. And education has really been in free fall. We need to fix it, because all the other stuff that we want to do to make Wisconsin one of those great states again, you can't do it if you don't have a strong educational system. (00:46–00:51)
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Asserts that educational issues are now a statewide problem in Wisconsin, not just in Milwaukee.
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