Billing this ââ?¬Å?a silent crisisââ?¬Â in the stateââ?¬â?¢s educational system, Reilly wonders what the other 70 kids will do. He worries they could constitute the first generation to be less educated than their parents. With 25.5 percent, Badgerland is behind the national average of 27 percent in residents holding baccalaureate degrees and behind Minnesota, which is at 32 percent.