High-stakes hustle: Public schools and the new billion dollar accountability

Educational Forum

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 8-15

  Baines, Lawrence A ^a   Stanley, Gregory Kent ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

^b Calhoun High School in Calhoun   (Georgia)

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EID: 84965174955     PISSN: 00131725     EISSN: 19388098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00131720408984660     Document Type: Article

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