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Apr 2024
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Why Can’t America’s Kids Read? | 4.7.24

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A report finds that two-thirds of American children fail to read at a proficient level. We talk to education experts and a U.S. Senator about the dangers of illiteracy and what can be done to reverse course. Get the facts first on Morning Wire.

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