Reading scores fell in New York City public schools this year, coinciding with a sweeping overhaul of the literacy curriculum ordered by Mayor Adams and Chancellor David Banks. Don’t panic. The headlines are that state English language arts test scores fell 2.6 percentage points overall, so that now only 49.1% of students in grades 3-8 are considered proficient in their grade level. Math scores increased by 3.5 percentage points, suggesting that this is not some broader phenomenon involving covid hangovers or the link. The reason the ELA patch is getting special attention is because it coincides with a signature Adams-Banks reform: […]