A multilevel, longitudinal analysis of middle school math and language achievement

Education Policy Analysis Archives

Volumn 11, Issue , 2003, Pages

  Zvoch, Keith ^a,b,c   Stevens, Joseph J ^b  

^a Albuquerque Public Schools   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^c Albuquerque Public School District   (United States)

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EID: 3042511956     PISSN: 10682341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14507/epaa.v11n20.2003     Document Type: Article

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