Gavin Newsom's X feed is awesome

[Aldebaran]

Well the US literacy rate was 79% in 2024, so this may be part of the problem.

Well, we're talking about California here, in the 2022-23 school year, 53% of California students failed to meet the English Language Arts standard on the CAASPP test, and an estimated 28% of adults struggle with basic English literacy.

Just another priority that should be addressed by that governor, but isn't.

 

[7thKeeper]

Well, we're talking about California here, in the 2022-23 school year, 53% of California students failed to meet the English Language Arts standard on the CAASPP test, and an estimated 28% of adults struggle with basic English literacy.

Just another priority that should be addressed by that governor, but isn't.

Sounds like a problem across the entire USA. Maybe there should be something that tackled education across the whole nation... Maybe a department or something. Oh, right...

 

[Hans Blaster]

I do note that some of the Press Office (@GovPressOffice) posts are 'signed' "GCN". I don't know if that means Newsom personally wrote them -- it seems doubtful.

I think it does mean he personally reviewed it before posting and is taking attribution in the same way that he might speak the words written by a speechwriter.

 

[Aldebaran]

Sounds like a problem across the entire USA. Maybe there should be something that tackled education across the whole nation... Maybe a department or something. Oh, right...

Trust me, it's a California problem. It ranks 47th in the nation when it comes to basic literacy, with 28% of all adults in the state being considered illiterate--which is second only to New Mexico (another state dominated by democrats).

 

[MrMoe]

I love how he nails it - the issues of the day summed up with such clarity.
And when Fox try to attack him for it - there's a vast difference at play.
Gavin can turn it off in a second - he's just having fun.
But Fox's guy? He can't help it. That IS him!
This is such an ironic twist in American political strategy!

What’s ironic is that you’re critical of Fox but then proceed to post a video from MSNBC. MSNBC is the Fox of the left.

 

[7thKeeper]

Trust me, it's a California problem. It ranks 47th in the nation when it comes to basic literacy, with 28% of all adults in the state being considered illiterate--which is second only to New Mexico (another state dominated by democrats).

The 79% literacy rate is among the whole US population. It's not a one state issue or a partisan issue, even though you keep wanting to make it one.
And if you want to make this a partisan issue, Louisiana and Mississippi round out the bottom.
More accurate would be to say that it seems to be a geographical issue (northern states Vs southern) and perhaps a measurement issue as well actually. I've gotten some mixed results looking into it, so perhaps it varies, but in some cases it seems that the measurement is done purely for English, which might explain some things.

 

[A2SG]

If the standard is that low for earning their keep, it shows just how wasteful the California state government really is with the taxpayer's dollars.

Y'know, it seems odd to me that the same people who praise Trump for "owning the libs" now complain about Newsom (or whomever) doing the exact same thing to MAGA. Almost sounds like a double standard, huh?

-- A2SG, I guess some people don't like a taste of their own medicine.....