• douglasg14b@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    Not really, the average literacy rate in the U.S is ~7th grade. This isn’t just words, this is the ability to comprehend, remember, and critically think about what is read. Which is on average that of a 12 year old…

    Take 100 people and HALF of them are more literate than a educationally average 12 year old, the rest are LESS literate. That’s half of your voters…

    It’s a sad state of the U.S.

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      9 months ago

      What is “what happens when you choose to economically disadvantage schooling because you’re mad about desegregation and the institution of a federal department of education”, Alex?