Latino representation and education: Pathways to latino student performance

State Politics and Policy Quarterly

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 69-95

  Ross, Ashley D ^a   Rouse, Stella M ^b   Bratton, Kathleen A ^c  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 78049409104     PISSN: 15324400     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153244001001000104     Document Type: Article

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