The Quality of the Catalan and Spanish Edu- cation Systems: A Perspective from PISA
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M 4: Schooling and immigration controls, with control for students attending schools with more than 10% immigration (Group 1: Students born abroad with at least one parent born abroad, Group 2: Students born in the country with at least one parent born abroad. Omitted group: Students with native parents.Other language: other language spoken at home. Imm (10%): the student attends a school with more than 10% immigrant students).
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