Local impact of state testing in southwest Washington

Education Policy Analysis Archives

Volumn 11, Issue , 2003, Pages

  Mabry, Linda ^a,b   Poole, Jayne ^a   Redmond, Linda ^a   Schultz, Angelia ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Rockville Institute for the Advancement of Social Science   (United States)

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EID: 3042653318     PISSN: 10682341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14507/epaa.v11n22.2003     Document Type: Review

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