No child left behind: A legislative catalyst for superintendent action to eliminate test-score gaps?

Educational Policy

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 675-704

  Sherman, Whitney H ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Achievement gap; Leadership; NCLB; Superintendents

Indexed keywords

EID: 49149126210     PISSN: 08959048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0895904807307063     Document Type: Article

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