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Achievement gaps in Australia: what NAPLAN reveals about education inequality in Australia

Margot Ford School of Education, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 80-102 | Received 16 Feb 2011, Accepted 08 Sep 2011, Published online: 01 Mar 2012

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