Assessment of the State of School Effectiveness Research in the United States of AmericaFootnote∗

∗ The research presented in this paper was supported by grants from the U.S. Office of Educational Research and Improvement, U.S. Department of Education (No. OERI‐R‐117‐R90002) and the MacArthur Foundation. However, the opinions expressed are those of the authors.

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