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Article: BILINGUAL STUDENTS DO POORLY IN ENGLISH-ONLY TEST.(News)

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July 22, 1998
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Byline: Terri Hardy Daily News Staff Writer

California's bilingual students scored significantly lower than their peers in results of standardized tests released under court-order Tuesday, revealing a ``separate but unequal'' schools system, according to the president of the state's Board of Education.

The bilingual students statewide scored nearly 20 percentile points below the average for all California students in reading and math. California students overall continue to test below the national average.

``The most troubling aspect of these test scores is the low reading test results for (limited-English proficient) children. These results ...

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