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Schooling, Statistics, and Poverty: Can We Measure School Improvement?

Author(s): 
Raudenbush SW.
Publisher: 
Policy Evaluation and Research Center, Education Testing Services
Date Published: 
January, 2004

This report examines two competing approaches to measuring school quality and improvement as mandated by the No Child Left Behind Act, and discusses their limitations on making high-stakes decisions. The report also provides analyses of data spanning elementary and high school years.