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Improving High Schools as a Strategy for Closing California's Achievement Gap
Author: Rumberger, R.
Publisher: CAP-Ed
Publication Date: 2008, April
Summary or Abstract: This paper examines the nature of the achievement gap in California high school outcomes. It then reviews the research literature on what features of high schools have been shown to contribute to student achievement, and then discusses alternative strategies the state could pursue to reduce the high school achievement gap.