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Student Achievement and the Changing American Family

Executive Summary

By: David W. Grissmer, Sheila Nataraj Kirby, Mark Berends, Stephanie Williamson

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Contents

Background and Purpose of the Study

Methodology

Results

Discussion of Results and Future Research

Final Comments

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