Here is the reading performance of the MMSD Class of 2017 over time.
(Note: this is the MMSD class with “improving graduation rates“, especially for African American students.
Is access to literacy a right?
Madison has long tolerated disastrous reading results.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/04/education/detroit-public-schools-education.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/06/us/california-literacy-lawsuit.html