The Consequences of High School Exit Examinations for Struggling Low-Income Urban Students: Evidence from Massachusetts
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- I21 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Analysis of Education
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-EDU-2008-07-30 (Education)
- NEP-LAB-2008-07-30 (Labour Economics)
- NEP-URE-2008-07-30 (Urban and Real Estate Economics)
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