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    II. Introduction

    Terminology in This Report “Limited English-speaking” students refers to Census Bureau data on students who report speaking a language other than English at home and who say they speak English “well,” “not well” or “not at all.” English language learner (ELL) students are designated by public schools as students who cannot excel in an English […]

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    Patriotic Participation

    Something important is afoot in the land when people are able to access and share “industrial strength” information instead of being satisfied with the “consumer strength” information previously offered to them.

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    Voter Education and Outreach

    18. May religious organizations become involved in voter education?  Yes. Religious organizations may educate voters about the issues and about candidates’ positions on the issues. However, voter education activities must be free from bias for or against any candidate or political party.31 19. May religious organizations publish or distribute voter guides? Yes. Religious organizations may […]

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    Section 3: The Obama-McCain Matchup

    In the national matchup among registered voters, Obama leads McCain by eight points, 48% to 40%, which is slightly larger than Obama’s lead in late May (47% to 44%). Obama is doing about as well among most demographic groups as Kerry and Gore were doing at this stage four and eight years ago, respectively. The […]

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    VII. Additional Characteristics of ELL Reporting Public Schools

    The ELL reporting public schools that educate the overwhelming majority of ELL students who take the math assessment tests in these five states tend to be low-achieving public schools. They also have other distinct characteristics associated with lower levels of student performance on standardized tests.[10. numoffset=”10″ Most schools in the NLSLSASD can be successfully matched […]

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    Obama Backers Cool to Clinton as Running Mate

    While a majority of Democratic and Democratic-leaning voters (53%) favor a so-called “Dream Ticket,” fully 54% of Obama supporters do not want Clinton chosen as his running mate.

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    An Enthusiastic China Welcomes the Olympics

    Publics around the world are showing signs of apprehension about China’s growing economic power, its role in foreign affairs and the safety of the products it exports; but the Chinese people are confident that the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing will change the way their country is viewed.

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    Data and Insights on Minority Populations

    Our sample sizes for health surveys have been too small to do in-depth analysis on race/ethnicity and economic status. One challenge is that a significant portion of the respondent pool refuses to answer the household income question (the refusal…

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    Gavels and Gags: State Legislatures Adjourn

    Many states conclude their sessions with traditions that are funny, bizarre and even poignant. With half of state legislatures concluding in the past two months, and several more to adjourn within a few weeks, the celebrations are in full swing.

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    Gas Prices Dominate the Public’s Economic News Agenda

    Summary of Findings The public continues to express strong interest in news about the economy. More than four-in-ten (42%) tracked economic news very closely last week, only slightly below the 45% who tracked news about the economy very closely in mid-March, which was a 15-year high. And while several specific economic and financial news stories […]