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Highly Qualified Teachers: A National Imperative

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Highly Qualified Teachers: Why?

NAEP 4th Grade Reading 2002 by Family Income

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Poor:
17% scored Prof/Adv
30% scored Basic
54% scored Below Basic

Not Poor:
42% scored Prof/Adv
35% scored Basic
23% scored Below Basic

Explanation of slide: This slide shows a comparison of National Assessment for Education Progress (NAEP) 4th grade reading scores for 2002 - by family income. Students from poor families scored 54% below basic, 30% basic, and 17% proficient or advanced; while children from non-poor families scored 23% below basic; 35% basic and 42% proficient or advanced.