In Newark, only 19% of third graders passed last year’s state reading exam. School board elections are Tuesday.
Only 19% of Newark third graders passed last year’s state reading exam. The CEO of Project Ready, a Newark-based nonprofit that works to increase voting in the city, says that's a number that should scare us all into action. And that action is voting.Pick any suburb in New Jersey. Say only 19% of its third graders can read. And there’s a school board election coming up.
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