Deconstructing NAEP Reading Scores for Cities - Bridging Differences - Education Week

Deconstructing NAEP Reading Scores for Cities - Bridging Differences - Education Week: "The districts in which 50 percent or more of 4th grade students are 'below basic' are Atlanta, D.C., Chicago, Baltimore, Fresno, Los Angeles, Milwaukee, Philadelphia, Cleveland, and Detroit. In Detroit, a depressing 73 percent of students in 4th grade are 'below basic.' Nationally, 34 percent of students in this grade are 'below basic.'"