This is such a disturbing but I guess not surprising report. What can be done to turn this tragedy around? I mean, the fact of the matter is it's even worse than you might imagine. 75% of 8th graders are not math proficient according to international standards. We're number 26 out of 38 developed countries. There are kids in other countries where English is not even their first language out beating our own students on English proficiency. (01:42–01:48)
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