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School-Age Children: Poverty and Diversity Challenge Schools Nationwide - GAO Report
| Date: | March 16, 1994 |
| Report No.: | T-HEHS-94-125 |
| Pages: | 20 |
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Summary: Bilingual education Disadvantaged persons Education program evaluation Educational standards Elementary school students Hispanics Immigrants Population statistics Public schools Secondary school students Minorities Alabama Arizona Arkansas Baltimore (MD) Boston (MA) Dept. of Education Chapter 1 Program for Educationally Disadvantaged Children Dept. of Education Emergency Immigrant Education Act Program The face of school-age America is changing dramatically. As of 1990, one out of every six children lived in poverty and a rapidly growing number were from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds. Along with these changes, schools face additional problems--one-sixth of the nation's third-graders change schools frequently, attending at least three different schools since the beginning of first grade. Many school districts are also teaching large numbers of immigrant students, often with limited English proficiency. This testimony discusses the implications of these demographic characteristics for America's schools and for education policy. |
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