The New Accountability: High Schools and High-Stakes Testing

by Leslie Siskin (Editor), Martin Carnoy (Editor), RichardElmore (Editor)

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  Hardcover
  2003

  $142.05

  This title discusses the role of high schools, now the key institution in the schooling process. For low-income young people these can be make or break years. Students who excel have the chance to continue on to elite universities which increases their chances of future financial security.