High-flying schools, student disadvantage, and the logic of NCLB

American Journal of Education

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 367-394

  Harris, Douglas N ^a,b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 34248672024     PISSN: 01956744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/512737     Document Type: Article

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