I think it is shocking that 15- and 16-year-olds leave school unable to add up and with the reading ability of a four-year-old. (Joan Collins)

I think it is shocking that 15- and 16-year-olds leave school unable to add up and with the reading ability of a four-year-old.

Joan Collins

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