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[โ€“] pandapoo 0 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (1 children)

I'm calling bullshit on these stats.

American schools may be shit, but they aren't producing a 21% illiteracy rate, unless you redefine what that term actually means.

[โ€“] ryathal 1 points 3 weeks ago

The only bullshit stat is about post high school education. Not because it's wrong, but because it's not relevant. The others have been around those numbers for over a decade.