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What reading curriculum is your child’s district using? New York State requires every public school district to align literacy instruction to the science of reading, but attestation data and curriculum reports tell two different stories.
Data. Transparency. Accountability.
This map tracks what 127 Long Island districts reported, what their curricula show, and how the LI Literacy Coalition assessed the gap.
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About This Map
When New York State districts completed their literacy attestation surveys in 2025, that data was never made available to the public. Parents, community members, and local legislators had no way to see what their district reported.
LILC obtained this data through EdTrust New York’s FOIL request and built this map to change that. For the first time, Long Island families and advocates can see exactly what their district submitted.
To go beyond what districts self-reported, LILC cross-referenced the curricula named in each district’s submission against EdReports and The Reading League Curriculum Navigation Reports, two widely recognized tools for evaluating whether instructional materials are grounded in the science of reading. This allowed us to assess whether what a district reported matched what their chosen curriculum actually delivers.
How We Analyzed The Data
Aligned — The district reported full alignment with state literacy best practices, and LILC’s review of the curriculum named in their submission confirmed the use of evidence-based core instructional materials.
Misaligned — The district’s submission identified curriculum that is not evidence-based, contradicting their attestation. This includes districts using balanced literacy programs as a core or supplementary resource.
Undetermined — The district reported full alignment, but the curriculum named in their submission could not be verified through EdReports or The Reading League Curriculum Navigation Reports, or no identifiable core curriculum was included in the submission.
Not Applicable — The district did not complete the attestation survey and therefore no data is available for review.
More Data. More Answers.
This page will continue to grow as our analysis deepens. Coming soon: a review of district professional development plans, an analysis of intervention programs drawn from attestation submissions and MTSS plans, district-level MTSS plan breakdowns, and a continuing look at districts currently labeled Aligned or Undetermined. Transparency is an ongoing process, and so is ours.
As this data evolves, the goal remains the same: more Long Island districts moving toward evidence-based literacy instruction for every student and full transparency about classroom programs so no parent is left wondering what their child is being taught.
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