New York Reading Results Are In

It's mixed results, where fourth graders are scoring higher in New York City's reading exams, but eighth graders are not faring nearly as well. How do the results fare with the rest of the nation? "Nationally, only 31 percent of fourth- grade public school students are at or above the “proficient” level in reading... "

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/21/education/21scores.html