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"'I'm pleased and encouraged to see that for the seventh year in a row, California public school students continue to improve,' said state school chief Jack O'Connell. 'Half our students are now proficient in English-language arts. This is particularly impressive if you consider that seven years ago, only 35 percent of our students met this bar. The improvement trend in mathematics is also impressive, with 46 percent of students now at the proficient or above level.'"
"'I'm pleased and encouraged to see that for the seventh year in a row, California public school students continue to improve,' said state school chief Jack O'Connell. 'Half our students are now proficient in English-language arts. This is particularly impressive if you consider that seven years ago, only 35 percent of our students met this bar. The improvement trend in mathematics is also impressive, with 46 percent of students now at the proficient or above level.'"
