Does school accountability lead to improved student performance?

Journal of Policy Analysis and Management

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 297-327

  Hanushek, Eric A ^a,b,c   Raymond, Margaret E ^a,d  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^c NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^d CREDO ^*

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EID: 16244397388     PISSN: 02768739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pam.20091     Document Type: Article

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