Raising the stakes: High-stakes testing and the attack on public education in New York

Journal of Education Policy

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 574-588

  Hursh, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

mayoral control; New York; No Child Left Behind; Race to the Top; testing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883657507     PISSN: 02680939     EISSN: 14645106     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02680939.2012.758829     Document Type: Article

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