: In technical reports for state-level testing programs, such as the New York State Testing Program and the Illinois Science Assessment , the number appears as a data point in cumulative frequency tables for student scale scores. The Fate of American Democracy Depends on Free Speech

The number is most notably associated with an influential academic essay titled " The Fate of American Democracy Depends on Free Speech ," published in the Summer 2024 issue of Daedalus , the journal of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences .

: The author outlines how a weakening commitment to assembly rights in education and a declining free press are collectively undermining the stability of American democracy.