Standards , Testing , and School Finance Litigation
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incomplete. I’d ask that you not circulate it, so as to limit the scope of my potential embarrassment. I apologize for not yet including full citations, but I promise I’m not making it (all) up. I also expect to have a more complete draft by the time of the conference, which I’ll happily share with anyone interested. In the meantime, this draft is far enough along for you to follow the basic plot line, and I hope there is enough here to spark discussion at the conference.
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