Mapping academic achievement and public school choice under the no child left behind legislation

Southeastern Geographer

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 24-40

  Zhang, Haifeng ^a   Cowen, David J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; Choice school; Failing school; No Child Left Behind; Public school choice

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD WELFARE; EDUCATION POLICY; EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; MINORITY GROUP; POLICY MAKING; PUBLIC SERVICE; RURAL AREA; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; SUBURBAN AREA;

NORTH AMERICA; SOUTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 69949187230     PISSN: 0038366X     EISSN: 15496929     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/sgo.0.0036     Document Type: Article

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