The confluence of two policy mandates: Core reading programs and third-grade retention in Florida

Elementary School Journal

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 67-91

  McGill Franzen, Anne ^a,d,e   Zmach, Courtney ^b,f   Solic, Katie ^a,d,e   Zeig, Jacqueline Love ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b AMERICAN INSTITUTES FOR RESEARCH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^d Department of Theory ^*  (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^f AMERICAN INSTITUTES FOR RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 33749550649     PISSN: 00135984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/509527     Document Type: Article

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