is even right or true. for example, this anti-american don t we are seeing. this anti-girl, anti boy content we are seeing. so, you know, people have to make a moral decision and sometimes they just feel like to leave t profession or pushed out quite frankly harassed and bullied. ainsley: a lot of school districts are making you do this and teach this information? absolutely. it is embedded in the policies. so, you know, makes it a very difficult environment, it s very artificial environment. ainsley: brook, i know you run online reading enrichment program enrich nyc. yes. ainsley: what are you seeing when it comes to reading levels in our nation. nation s report card said scores were declining in fourth and eighth grade for reading. yes. a state that has a high proficiency level 40% are on grade level. and that, you know, think about that as the high. that means that in
well-performing school district, 60% of the students are not on grade level for reading and math, which is pretty scary. we have also seen recent there that there was the announcement in new york state that they are going to be lowering the proficiency level for math and reading. because they are going to benchmark the scores off of the 2022 standardized test scores. resetting them from the 2019 scores. so, instead of saying hey, we have to catch up somehow, we are actually lowering the bar. which is pretty tragic and frightening. i really am hopeful that we can recover and that we can bring reading levels back. reading is such an important skill. obviously your involvement in the criminal justice system increases the odds of that happening increases dramatically if you cannot read. the average reading level of people in our prisons today is around 3rd grade level so we really want to make sure we raise a nation of readers. we need to continue to work towards that end. ainsley: danie
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