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How bad is the literacy crisis in the numbers?
National tests show a real reading slide: 31 percent of fourth-graders at Proficient, more adults at the lowest levels. The crisis label depends on the bar.

National tests show a real reading slide: 31 percent of fourth-graders at Proficient, more adults at the lowest levels. The crisis label depends on the bar.

Youth science news is its own journalism. One newsroom has rewritten research for readers as young as nine since 2003, tuning vocabulary and adding teacher aids without weakening the reporting.