[CALIBK12] 4th grade reading and prison facilities

[Barbara Duffy]

If you haven't seen this - scroll down to Milton Chen's article What I Learned as Principal for a Day.  
Toward the last he comments on prison officials checking how many 4th graders are failing Reading so they can plan adequate prison facilities.

Barbara

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