Detracking America's Schools: Equity at Zero Cost?

Schools across the country are ending the practice of grouping students based on ability, in part, because of research indicating that tracking hurts low-ability students without helping students of other ability levels. Using a nationally representative survey conducted by the National Center for E...

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Volume:	15
Main Author:	Laura M. Argys Daniel I. Rees Dominic J. Brewer
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Zielgruppe:	Academic
Place of publication:	New York John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.10.1996 Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company JOHN WILEY & SONS INC John Wiley & Sons, Ltd Wiley
published in:	Journal of policy analysis and management Vol. 15; no. 4; pp. 623 - 645
Data of publication:	19961001
ISSN:	0276-8739 1520-6688
EISSN:	1520-6688
Discipline:	Education Government Social Sciences (General) Political Science Economics
Series:	Journal of Policy Analysis and Management
Subjects:	Mathematics teachers Mathematical variables Academic achievement Secondary school mathematics High school students Class size Education Mathematics achievement Arithmetic mean Hispanics College mathematics Economics Business & Economics Social Sciences Public Administration Ability grouping in education Analysis ACHIEVEMENT STRATIFICATION TRACKING
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