Toward a framework for public accountability in education reform

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Beyond Test Scores

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Chapter 2: The Political Economy of Urban Education

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Public Policy for Human Capital: Fostering Sustainable Equity in Disadvantaged Communities

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Re-centering civil rights in the reauthorization of ESEA: An equitable, ecological, evidence-based framework

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