Accountability and "Racing to the Top" in New York State: A report from the frontlines

Teachers College Record

Volumn 116, Issue 9, 2014, Pages

  Leonardatos, Harry ^a   Zahedi, Katie ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b Linden Avenue Middle School ^*  (United States)

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EID: 84907026906     PISSN: 01614681     EISSN: 14679620     Source Type: Journal    
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