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Chicago fourth graders struggle with reading, and an opinion writer warns the crisis is being ignored

Only 23 percent of Chicago fourth graders scored proficient or higher in reading on the 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress, a pastor and columnist argues the city is failing children on the most basic skill.

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Only 23 percent of Chicago fourth graders scored proficient or higher in reading on the 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress, a pastor and columnist argues the city is failing children on the most basic skill.

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