One in ten non-Hispanic black children in first through third grade has repeated a grade, compared with 1 percent of Asian or Pacific Islander children, 4 percent of non-Hispanic white children, and 6 percent of Hispanic children of the same age. Other new data points include an analysis of receipt of special education services by gender (boys are more than twice as likely as girls in K-3rd grade to get services through an Individualized Education Plan), and the impact of neighborhood poverty on Head Start attendance.

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