School Accountability and Youth Obesity: Can Physical Education Mandates Make a Difference?
This paper explores the effect of accountability laws under No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) on obesity rates among school-aged children in the United States. Our results show that pressures due to school closures for poor performance, rewards for good performance, and assistance to schools that lag...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2013-01-01
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| Series: | Education Research International |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/431979 |