[EDLING:917] NYTimes.com: Limited - English Students May Not Graduate

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NATIONAL | August 16, 2005
Limited - English Students May Not Graduate
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Huge numbers of students who don't speak or read English well may be denied a high school diploma based on graduation tests that do not fairly measure their skills, a study suggests.
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/national/AP-Graduation-Exams.html?ex=1124856000&en=b3e5ada1b079bb95&ei=5070&emc=eta1



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