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Too Many Children Left Behind: How Can We Close the Achievement Gap?

[ Abridged version ] In a nation that prides itself on providing equal opportunity for all, too many low-income and minority children are falling behind their peers in school. In an increasingly competitive global arena, the United States cannot afford to ignore this widening achievement gap. What can be done to close it?

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