- Less than half of all NYC students can read and write at state standard, and only a third of Black and Latino students can, compared to nearly two-thirds of White students.
- In many schools in East Brooklyn, Harlem, and the South Bronx, less than a quarter of students are reading, writing and doing math at state standards.
- Only 23% of NYC high school graduates are prepared for college and the world of work.
- Only 45% of NYC high school students graduate in four years with a Regents diploma, which will soon be the only diploma available.
- It is worse for students of color. Just 36% of Latino students and 37% of Black students graduate in four years with a Regents diploma, and just 28% of young Black males do.
- National tests show only modest progress in NYC since 2003, and no closing of the achievement gap
Click here to read about why the NYC Department of Education needs a plan to address this educational emergency.