Dropout rates after high-stakes testing in elementary school: A study of the contradictory effects of Chicago's efforts to end social promotion

Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 341-364

  Allensworth, Elaine M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Dropout; High stakes test; Retention

Indexed keywords

EID: 29144495508     PISSN: 01623737     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/01623737027004341     Document Type: Review

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