Double Jeopardy: How Third-Grade Reading Skills and Poverty Influence High School Graduation

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2011-04
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Annie E. Casey Foundation
Abstract

Presents findings from a longitudinal study of high school graduation rates analyzed by race/ethnicity, third-grade reading test scores, experience of poverty, and combinations of those factors. Recommends policies to support both schools and families.

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Children and Youth, Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education, Elementary and Secondary Education, School Reform
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http://www.aecf.org/Newsroom/~/media/Pubs/Topics/Education/Other/DoubleJeopardyHowThirdGradeReadingSkillsandPovery/DoubleJeopardyReport040511FINAL.pdf