i really can t believe we re debating the nazi legacy in any way, shape or form. marjorie taylor greene just weeks from her supposedly educational visit to the holocaust museum couldn t resist returning to form. comparing efforts to promote vaccines that save lives to nazi-era brown shirt tactics which comes on the heels of her congressional colleague scott perry comparing democrats to nazis. and just before the report that ex-president trump allegedly told his chief of staff john kelly, quote, hitler did a lot of good things. now, he didn t, and we really shouldn t have to hope a former u.s. president or current congresswoman would get schooleds up on basic facts of history before flapping their gums. too many of our leaders treat half baked history like a welch and their cluelessness is killing us by undermining any common sense of facts. which is why at the very least we have to invest in teaching civics again. get this. only a quarter of 8th graders scored proficient or better on a
to reading and math. the test was administered to more than 600,000 students enrolled in public and catholic schools from every single state. the findings are stark. since 2017, the reading scores among 8th graders dropped or remained the same in every state, with the lone exception of the district of columbia. and among 4th graders, only mississippi showed improvement. math scores among 8th graders have remained flat since 2017 with an increase in just three states. joining me now to discuss, the ceo of success charter networks, a group of charter schools that serve nearly 18,000 students in the new york area. what s your reaction to the report card? it s heartbreaking, first of all. there are a few bright spots, dc, mississippi. but overall, this is very bad news for the nation s children and families. the report card shows that students at the bottom are getting even worse. some attribute some of this to