Forces of accountability? The power of poor parents in NCLB

Harvard Educational Review

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 611-641

  Rogers, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 33947208082     PISSN: 00178055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17763/haer.76.4.846v832864v51028     Document Type: Review

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