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> Looking at the history this doesn’t seem abnormal, and it hovers around 49%. Ties in with this data too: https://www.apmresearchlab.org/10x-adult-literacy h
by latchkey 4y ago
> Looking at the history this doesn’t seem abnormal, and it hovers around 49%.
Ties in with this data too:
https://www.apmresearchlab.org/10x-adult-literacy https://www.apmresearchlab.org/10x-adult-literacy
~50% of the entire US is at a 6th-grade reading level.
Update: Sorry, I didn't put the hyphen that is in the text of the article. "sixth-grade level"
- fnordpiglet 4y agoOk so grade level is another word for “median.” So saying 50% of students are above or below the median doesn’t really elicit the same reaction as saying “grade level” - presumably they knew this and picked the name and the metric to induce hand wringing.
- latchkey 4y agoTechnically, it is "6th-grade level". Was able to update my comment.