Dossier
Mary Vaccaro
Coverage of Mary Vaccaro in the Nexus archive.
- NYC Reading Scores Sink, With Third Grade Proficiency Falling 14 points
Preliminary data revealed that reading scores in New York City last school year sank sharply, with third graders showing a nearly 14 percentage point decline. Overall proficiency for students in grades 3-8 dropped by 6 percentage points. The steep drops are occurring as city officials implement mandated curriculums aligned with the science of reading.