He is right about literacy part. Minnesota statewide has fallen behind, its actually horrendous
Minnesota student literacy scores hit decade low
New data reveals only 49% of Minnesota students are proficient in reading, a decade low for students’ reading scores, according to data from the Minnesota Department of Education Literacy rates...
mndaily.com
But the democrats are planning on adressing it though
But the ''we cannot afford anything'' part is more linked to the increase in inflation, which has been coming down though. The inflation was due to post-covid energy demand and Russia Ukraine war, it would go up no matter what Biden did because energy prices would go up. So it's not the democrats fault
The inflation has been going down though, even though the prices have remained the same but that actually shows stability, if they went through deflation it would mean the economy is going through a recession.
The annual inflation rate has cooled, according to new data. But here's why that won't translate to lower prices on the shelves.
time.com