We're in the middle of an educational achievement crisis in the United States of America right now we have 75% of 8th graders here who aren't proficient in math. And The average student in China is a full four years ahead of the average student here. That's unacceptable. And I know I speak for every person in this room when I say that we're going to turn that ship around. We're not going to sit by and idly watch. (23:58–24:05)
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Asserts that the average student in China is four years ahead of the average student in the U.S.
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