The pandemic demolished a great deal of the success we’ve achieved in our schools over the last decade, and while some kids are making a surprising rebound, others may never catch up. The scores in Newark are truly alarming: As many as 81% of third graders can’t read on grade level, based on state test results last Spring. At five district schools, just one third grader passed the reading exam: Hawkins Street School, Quitman Street School, George Washington Carver, Alma Flagg Schooland Ironbound Academy. At five other schools, just three third graders passed: Lincoln Elementary, Rafael Hernánd…