School-Age Children: Poverty and Diversity Challenge Schools Nationwide
(Testimony, 03/16/94, GAO/T-HEHS-94-125).

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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 REPORTNUM:  T-HEHS-94-125
     TITLE:  School-Age Children: Poverty and Diversity Challenge 
             Schools Nationwide
      DATE:  03/16/94
   SUBJECT:  Children
             Aid for education
             Education program evaluation
             Immigrants
             Disadvantaged persons
             Demographic data
             Census
             Bilingual education
             National policies
             Elementary education
IDENTIFIER:  Dept. of Education Chapter 1 Program for Educationally 
             Disadvantaged Children
             Dept. of Education Emergency Immigrant Education Act Program
             New Orleans (LA)
             El Paso (TX)
             Baltimore (MD)
             New York (NY)
             Philadelphia (PA)
             Detroit (MI)
             Boston (MA)
             San Antonio (TX)
             Memphis (TN)
             District of Columbia
             Mississippi
             Louisiana
             West Virginia
             Arkansas
             Kentucky
             Alabama
             South Carolina
             New Mexico
             Arizona
             Texas
             
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