Law and School Reform: Six Strategies for Promoting Educational Equity
- ISBN-10
- 0300082967
- ISBN-13
- 9780300082968
- Category
- Education
- Pages
- 423
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1999-01-01
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Author
- Jay Philip Heubert
Description
An examination of six of the most controversial school reform initiatives in the US: school desegregation; school finance reform; special education; education of immigrant children; integration of youth services; and enforcable performance mandates.
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