"From Cradle to Career" California’s children less likely to succeed. State is 34th in nation in study of criteria that help identify chances to excel. Montana is ranked 27th

Children growing up in California, fabled land of opportunity, have a worse chance of achieving the American Dream than children in most other states, a new study says.

Bolstering young people’s prospects for success requires stronger links in education from infancy to adulthood.

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Montana: http://www.edweek.org/media/ew/qc/2007/17shr.mt.h26.pdf

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Nanette Asimov, Chronicle Staff Writer

Full Story: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2007/01/04/MNGHANCFMJ1.DTL

State by State listing: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/object/article?f=/c/a/2007/01/04/MNGHANCFMJ1.DTL&o=0

To see the full report, called "From Cradle to Career" and published in Education Week, go to http://www.edweek.org/go/qc07