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30 September
8:13 pm

less than half the students read at grade level with math. It's thirty seven percent.

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Steve Hilton, at California Governor General Election Debate (CNN)

8:13 pm
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Why we checked itSpecific figure about California student math proficiency that can be checked against state education data.
What we foundLess than half of California students read at grade level, and 37 percent meet the standard in math, matching the most recent state assessment results; both parts of the claim hold.
CorrectedCorrection: originally rated overstated. Changed to supported after post-debate review on 2026-10-01. The original summary found both parts of the claim accurate but rated it overstated; the rating contradicted its own evidence.
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