As families throughout Orange County struggle economically, more children are qualifying for welfare services and free or reduced-price school lunches, and their reading scores are plummeting, according to the 17th annual Report on the Conditions of Children in Orange County.
It was difficult to keep his balance on a sensory-testing machine and he stepped off the platform twice, but the sixth-grade boy got through it, and Debra J. Rose meticulously recorded the results.
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