Educational performance standards and the economy

Educational Researcher

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 4-10

  Levin, Henry M ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0003081459     PISSN: 0013189X     EISSN: 1935102X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/0013189X027004004     Document Type: Article

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