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ChatGPT Image <\/p>\nThe latest ELA results show broad losses among younger students while New York continues to lead in per-pupil spending.<\/p>\n
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*New York students posted steep declines in reading performance during the 2025-26 school year, with most children in grades 3 through 5 falling short of proficiency.<\/p>\n
Preliminary results from the State Education Department show 57% of third graders, 52% of fourth graders, and 57% of fifth graders did not meet proficiency standards on the 2025-26 English Language Arts exams, according to the New York Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n The decline extended across other grade levels. Overall, 48% of students in grades 3 through 8 reached ELA proficiency, down five percentage points from the previous year. Fifth graders experienced the largest statewide decline, with proficiency falling 14 percentage points.<\/p>\n New York City also recorded substantial losses. About 44% of third graders reached the ELA standard, while fifth-grade proficiency declined by 13.1 percentage points.<\/p>\n The results come as New York continues to spend heavily on public education.<\/p>\n Scroll to continue reading<\/p>\n RECENT News<\/a><\/p>\n \t .wp-block-group__inner-container:has(> .embla), \t\tsvg { The state spends about $37,000 per student, according to Empire Center data<\/a>, while New York City\u2019s figure is closer to $44,000. Both totals are well above the national average cited in the report.<\/p>\n \u201cIf the amount of money spent alone determined the results, New York should be on top of the world,\u201d Empire Center President and CEO Zilvinas Silenas said.<\/p>\n The state is set to devote even more money to schools during the 2026-27 academic year. Gov. Kathy Hochul\u2019s budget includes $39.3 billion for education, with some funding aimed at training teachers in evidence-based reading and math instruction.<\/p>\n Math results were stronger than reading. About 57% of students in grades 3 through 8 met the math standard, representing a slight improvement from the prior year.<\/p>\n Education officials emphasized that the latest scores are not final and said they plan to study the decline more closely.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Department takes this decline seriously,\u201d spokesperson JP O\u2019Hare said, adding that officials will examine which students and communities need the most support.<\/p>\n MORE NEWS ON\u00a0EURWEB.COM<\/a>:\u00a0 Spelman Students Develop \u2018PlantGPT\u2019 to Turn Plant Care Into a Conversation<\/a><\/p>\n
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