The 12th Bracey report on the condition of public education

Phi Delta Kappan

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 135-150

  Bracey, Gerald W ^a  

^a High Scope Foundation   (United States)

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EID: 0041947492     PISSN: 00317217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/003172170208400209     Document Type: Review

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60. Deb Kollars, "Far from Fair," Sacramento Bee, 19 May 2002.
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