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Peer reviewedSclafani, Susan – Education and Urban Society, 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…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education
