Reauthorization of the federal higher education Act and accountability for student learning: The dog that didn't bark

Publius: The Journal of Federalism

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 506-526

  Lowry, Robert C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

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EID: 71949098714     PISSN: 00485950     EISSN: 17477107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/publius/pjp010     Document Type: Article

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