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Article: LEARNING ENGLISH LAUSD STUDENTS LAG FAR BEHIND STATE.(News)(Statistical Data Included)
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- Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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- May 1, 2002
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Byline: Lisa M. Sodders Staff Writer
New English-language learners in the Los Angeles Unified School District performed far below their peers across California on the first statewide test of English proficiency, according to results released Tuesday.
Only 9.7 percent of those LAUSD students tested achieved the top two levels of proficiency on the California English Language Development Test, compared with about 21 percent of those statewide and countywide.
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Delaine Eastin said the test results underscore the monumental challenge facing California schools as they work to raise student achievement.
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