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epaa-903	Knoeppel, Robert Charles; Brewer, Curtis A.	Education Reform, Equal Opportunity and Educational Achievement: Do Trend Data Adequately Report Progress?	2011	31	.pdf	application/pdf	14784	603	55	For example, the gap in reading proficiency for high school students is a modest 4 percentage points between schools in the lowest two groups. These goals were enumerated in the trial court decision and included the following seven competencies: (i) sufficient oral and written communication skills to enable students to function in a complex and rapidly changing civilization; (ii) sufficient knowledge of economic, social, and political systems to enable the student to make informed choices; (iii) sufficient understanding of governmental processes to enable the student to understand the issues that affect his or her community, state, and nation; (iv) sufficient self-knowledge and knowledge of his or her mental and physical wellness; (v) sufficient grounding in the arts to enable each student to appreciate his or her cultural and historical heritage; (vi) sufficient training or preparation for advanced training in either academic or vocational fields so as to enable each child to choose and pursue life work intelligently; and (vii) sufficient levels of academic or vocational skills to enable public school students to compete favorably with their counterparts in surrounding states, in academics or in the job market (Rose at 212).	cache/epaa-903.pdf	txt/epaa-903.txt