A Dangerous Belief

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    James V. Shuls, review of Work Hard, Be Hard: Journeys Through “No Excuses” Teaching, by Jim Horn, Journal of School Choice: International Research and Reform 10, no. 3 (2016):, 402-403.

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    Sara Scribner, “Diane Ravitch: Testing and vouchers hurt our schools. Here’s what works,” Salon, September 18, 2013, https://www.salon.com/2013/09/18/diane_ravitch_testing_and_vouchers_hurt_our_schools_heres_what_works/

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    Eric A. Hanushek, Paul E. Peterson, Laura M. Talpey and Ludger Woessmann, “The Achievement Gap Fails to Close,” EducationNext 19, no. 3 (Summer, 2019); Natalie Wexler, “The Achievement Gap Hasn't Budged In 50 Years. Now What?“ Forbes, March 17, 2019; Charlotte Hays, “Despite the War on Poverty, the Achievement Gap Isn't Shrinking,” Independent Women’s Forum, March 18, 2019.

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Shuls, J.V. A Dangerous Belief. Acad. Quest. 32, 412–421 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12129-019-09818-0

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