[b40d-48b2-979e]

This is less "Alabama" and instead "one blue city in a red state making policy changes while the governer takes credit for it".

[gruez]

Look at the chart. Adjusted for "poverty rate and other demographics", the top states are red states, so it's harder to chalk it up as some sort of n=1 outlier.

[fncypants]

What does that mean, "adjusted for poverty"? Reading level is an absolute. You're either at a third grade level or not. This adjustment seems to have no purpose other than completing a narrative that does not help solve the problem.

[hollywood_court]

Exactly. The State of Alabama loves to make things are difficult as possible for Democrat ran cities. But to be fair, the Montgomery Democrats usually aren't much better.

[unyttigfjelltol]

Worse things in the world than retrospective bipartisanship.