State high school exit examinations and postsecondary labor market outcomes

Sociology of Education

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 77-107

  Warren, John Robert ^a   Grodsky, Eric ^b   Lee, Jennifer C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 41249097126     PISSN: 00380407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/003804070808100104     Document Type: Article

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