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TitleLow-Income Families Struggle Most with Language Proficiency
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A recent study by the Public Policy Institute of California demonstrates the influence of the income gap on California's English language learners. Spanish-speaking students scored low on 2003 state language tests, and their average family income was less than half that of high achievers.

Read the L.A. Daily News article at:
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200~20954~2802706,00.html

Download a copy of the report at:
http://www.ppic.org/main/publication.asp?i=487
SourcePublic Policy Institute of California
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