As N.Y.C. Reading Scores Slip Under New Program, Officials Urge Patience
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The New York Times | On Wednesday, several advocacy groups and early literacy experts called for the city to stay the course. “We need to take the long view and work for lasting change,” Kim Sweet, the executive director of Advocates for Children of New York, said in a statement on Wednesday.