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25% of Americans are functionally illiterate, yet 91% of Americans have high school diplomas. Our education system is handing out diplomas to graduates "who can't read what's printed on them," @AngelaLMorabito tells @CarlHigbie on @Newsmax. https://t.co/Gj9Yn4ubm1
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A quarter of Americans struggle with basic literacy and numeracy, highlighting a significant failure in the education system. This issue affects individuals' preparedness for the 21st-century workforce. Alarmingly, 91% of Americans hold high school diplomas, yet many graduates cannot read the diplomas they receive. This situation is unacceptable, and the incoming Trump administration, under Secretary-designate Linda McMahon, faces the challenge of addressing these educational shortcomings and improving the system to ensure better outcomes for students.
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Speaker 0: Your quarter of America can't read? That's right, Carl. I I wish terribly that I was kidding you, but this is reality. And it's not just that a quarter of Americans are at or below the lowest measurable level of literacy. They're ranking the same in numeracy too.
So these are not people who are prepared for the workforce of the 21st century. It is a great tragedy of our time that the education system is failing so many students. This is not necessarily a failure of these people. This is a failure of the system to deliver any sort of meaningful education. But take a look at that 25% of Americans who cannot read and do math Mhmm.
In comparison to the 91% of Americans who have high school diplomas. There are schools right now that print diplomas every year for graduates who can't read what's printed on them. This is a disgrace, and the incoming Trump administration with secretary designate Linda McMahon has got its work cut out for it and turning this around and righting the ship because we ought to be at the top of those rankings.