English proficiency and mathematics test scores of immigrant children in the US
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Standardized tests; English proficiency; Immigrant children; Age at arrival; English-speaking countries;All these keywords.
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- J13 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
- J15 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Minorities, Races, Indigenous Peoples, and Immigrants; Non-labor Discrimination
- I20 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - General
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