Disentangling the racial test score gap: Probing the evidence in a large urban school district

Journal of Policy Analysis and Management

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 7-30

  Stiefel, Leanna ^a   Schwartz, Amy Ellen ^b   Ellen, Ingrid Gould ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33846135740     PISSN: 02768739     EISSN: 15206688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pam.20225     Document Type: Review

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