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Isn the New York Times written at a 7th grade reading level?

April 26, 2017grade level new york Reading times written

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Isn the New York Times written at a 7th grade reading level?

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Well, I’ve heard that. However, keep in mind that any such measurement is by its nature kind of imprecise. Further, I just tested several New York Times stories on the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level Formula, and every single one came in at 12th grade (which is as high as the scale goes).