Education: Relative and Absolute Measures
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(1) This draft working paper explores issues which will inform analyses in a chapter of a book in progress commissioned by the Russell Sage Foundation. Please do not quote or cite before consulting with the authors. But comments are certainly welcome. (2) The research reported here is supported by a grant from the Russell Sage Foundation to the " Century of Difference " project. Other working papers can be found at the web site above.
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