Race, inequality and educational accountability: The irony of 'No Child Left Behind'

Race Ethnicity and Education

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 245-260

  Darling Hammond, Linda ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRICULUM; EDUCATION POLICY; EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; HIGHER EDUCATION; LEARNING; RACE; STUDENT; TEACHING;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34548590692     PISSN: 13613324     EISSN: 1470109X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13613320701503207     Document Type: Article

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