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ERIC Number: EJ627435
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1245
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Using an Aligned System To Make Real Progress for Texas Students.
Sclafani, Susan
Education and Urban Society, v33 n3 p305-12 May 2001
Presents an urban practitioner's reaction to arguments about the positive effects of accountability policy on improving educational equity for minority and low income students. Recounts the Houston Independent School District's experiences with accountability and suggests that high levels of learning for all students has become the new civil right. (SM)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education, Low Income Groups, Minority Group Children, Standardized Tests, State Standards, Urban Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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