Leveling the playing field: An Urban School system examines equity in access to mathematics curriculum

Urban Review

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 295-307

  Stone, Carolyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 54649084753     PISSN: 00420972     EISSN: 15731960     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023246618407     Document Type: Article

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