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Wed, Jan 18, 2012 -- 12:04 PM
Gov. Pushes to Scale Back State School Testing ... Burmese Refugees at Higher Risk for Lead Poisoning
Gov. Pushes to Scale Back State Testing in Schools
In today's State of the State speech, Governor Jerry Brown announced he wants to cut back on the amount of state testing going on in California public schools. The president of the state Federation of Teachers says it's clear the governor has been listening to parents, teachers and experts.
Burmese Refugees at Higher Risk for Lead Poisoning
Burmese refugee children who are headed to the U.S. often have high levels of lead in their bodies, according to a newly released study. Oakland pediatrician Joan Jeung says many of her Burmese partients live in low-income housing that further increases their chances of getting lead poisoning. Oakland is home to about 400 Burmese refugees.
