Examining the effects of school composition on north carolina student achievement over time;Examinando los efectos de la demografía escolar a través del tiempo en el rendimiento de los estudiantes en carolina del norte

Education Policy Analysis Archives

Volumn 18, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Southworth, Stephanie ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Educational achievement; Math; Multi level models; North Carolina; Poverty; Reading; Segregation

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650952829     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10682341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14507/epaa.v18n29.2010     Document Type: Article

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