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Good morning! Mike here with Chalkbeat New York.

New York students’ reading scores dropped significantly compared to last year on state tests administered to 3rd-8th graders, according to new statewide data. The drop was large enough to raise eyebrows from some experts — and comes after large gains last year as the state pushes districts to adopt new approaches to teaching literacy. New York City, which educates roughly 40% of students in the Empire State, hasn’t released district-specific scores yet. Today’s top story has more on those scores and what they mean.

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