High school exit exams and dropout in an era of increased accountability

Journal of Policy Analysis and Management

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 323-349

  Hemelt, Steven W ^a   Marcotte, Dave E ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^c IZA   (Germany)

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EID: 84875554014     PISSN: 02768739     EISSN: 15206688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pam.21688     Document Type: Article

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