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Article: Catholic school students outperform public school students in reading ability.
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- PR Newswire
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- August 9, 1989
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CATHOLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS OUTPERFORM PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS
IN READING ABILITY
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Students in Catholic schools achieve higher levels of reading proficiency than their public school counterparts, according to a report based on National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) test scores.
The report, released by the National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA), measured the average reading ability of 500 to 970 randomly sampled Catholic students in grades 3, 7, and 11. The students from Catholic elementary and secondary schools scored 5.8 percent to 9.9 percent better than those ...