From excellence to equity: Observations on politics, history, and policy

Peabody Journal of Education

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 64-86

  Viteritti, Joseph P ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 49149087089     PISSN: 0161956X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327930pje7901_4     Document Type: Article

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