The Potential Impact of the No Child Left behind Act on Equity and Diversity in American Education

Educational Policy

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 71-94

  Fusarelli, Lance D ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diversity; Equity; Multiculturalism; No Child Left Behind Act

Indexed keywords

EID: 0742323656     PISSN: 08959048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0895904803260025     Document Type: Review

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