The effects of exemptions to Florida's test-based promotion policy: Who is retained?. Who benefits academically?

Economics of Education Review

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 135-142

  Greene, Jay P ^a   Winters, Marcus A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Educational economics; Human capital; Productivity

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE; ECONOMICS; FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY; HUMAN CAPITAL; PROBABILITY; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY SECTOR;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 57349124794     PISSN: 02727757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2008.02.002     Document Type: Article

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