re: 65% of 8th graders can't read

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Only 5 percent of Detroit public-school eighth graders were proficient or better in math. Only 7 percent were proficient or better in reading.

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Holy shite! Can you imagine how low the percent is that are proficient in both? You know, like a normal person.

I just am having a hard time believing this.

ETA: HOLY CRAP!!!

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Among the states, Louisiana public elementary schools did the worst in teaching students math and New Mexico public elementary schools did the worst job teaching reading.

In the Louisiana public schools, only 19 percent of the eighth graders were proficient or better in math and only 25 percent were proficient or better in reading.

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