The race gap in student achievement scores: Longitudinal evidence from a racially diverse school district

Policy Studies Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 393-415

  Bali, Valentina A ^a   Alvarez, R Michael ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLACK POPULATION; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; LATINO PEOPLE; RACIAL DISPARITY;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 4344713261     PISSN: 0190292X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1541-0072.2004.00072.x     Document Type: Article

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