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59 Dynarski, 255-267.
60 Barrington & Hendricks, 309; citing Fitsimmons et al. (1969). School Failure Now and Tomorrow. Developmental
Psychology I, 134-146.
61 Shaul, Marnie S. (2005). No Child Left Behind Act: Education Could Do More to Help States Better Define Graduation
Rates and Improve Knowledge About Intervention Strategies. Report to Senators Lamar Alexander, Jeff Bingaman,
Edward Kennedy, Patty Murray, and Olympia J. Snowe, U.S. Senate.
62 We note that a recent large-scale survey of California elementary schools took exactly this approach in analyzing
why some schools serving largely low-income students score much higher on the state’s academic performance index
than other schools with similar students. See Williams, Trish et al. (2005). Similar Students, Different Results: Why Do
Some Schools Do Better? Mountain View, CA: EdSource.
63 Balfanz & Letgers (2004), 12-13.
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