Whitney Tilson: “90% of New York City parents think their child is reading at…”

“Number one, they required that parents be informed if the children are not reading at grade level starting at a young age. Here's a statistic that blew my mind. 90% of New York City parents think their child is reading at grade level. The actual number, 45%. So they mandated by law, you must stop lying to parents and put together a reading instructional program for any child. That's behind. Introduce extra tutoring and help for kids.” (09:06–09:13)

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