Effects of top-down and bottom-up elementary school standards reform in an underperforming california district

Elementary School Journal

Volumn 105, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 353-376

  Mason, Bryce ^a   Mason, DeWayne A ^b   Mendez, Memo ^b   Nelsen, Gregg ^b   Orwig, Russ ^b  

^a Frederick S Pardee RAND Grad Sch

^b Jurupa Unified School District   (United States)

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EID: 17444384562     PISSN: 00135984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/429947     Document Type: Article

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