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The US is COOKED
(hexbear.net)
https://www.nationsreportcard.gov/highlights/ltt/2023/
The confluence of societal and governmental factors leading to these outcomes is an irredeemable tragedy. Nobody gives a fuck about education and the consequences are accelerating
don't yankees already have terrible reading comprehension?
83% literacy rate for adults iirc
It's really bad
Even that seems high tbh
When i was a teen one of my friends called a classmate "A poster child for childhood obesity" and he responded "What the fuck are you calling me a poster for?"
All westerners do. 89% of western adults read at level 3 or lower on the literacy scale (functional literacy or lower). Literacy is level 4. You only need to score 65% to reach that level.