“Also in 1970, 70.4 percent of adults in the region had at least a high school diploma, more than 8 percentage points better than the national average. By 2012, 42.3 percent of adults had attained that same level of education, trailing the national average of 41.7 percent.”
Horrible numbers but 42 doesn’t trail 41.
She got the whole section on education bassackwards.