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Houang, Richard T., et al.. (2016). Assessing the Alignment with the Common Core: Coherence, Rigor, and Focus of Mathematics Instructional Materials..1 indexed citations
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Schmidt, William H. & Nathan Burroughs. (2015). Puzzling out PISA: What Can International Comparisons Tell Us about American Education?.. The American Educator. 39(1). 24–31.4 indexed citations
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Schmidt, William H. & Nathan Burroughs. (2013). Springing to Life: How Greater Educational Equality Could Grow from the Common Core Mathematics Standards.. The American Educator. 37(1). 2–9.4 indexed citations
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Schiller, Kathryn S., et al.. (2013). The Nation's Report Card: Algebra I and Geometry Curricula--Results from the 2005 High School Transcript Mathematics Curriculum Study. NCES 2013-451.. National Center for Education Statistics.8 indexed citations
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Schmidt, William H. & Nathan Burroughs. (2013). How the Common Core Boosts Quality and Equality.. Educational leadership. 70(4). 54–58.9 indexed citations
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Schmidt, William H., et al.. (2011). Are College Rankings an Indicator of Quality Education. Forum on public policy. 2011(3).2 indexed citations
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Schmidt, William H., et al.. (2009). International Lessons about National Standards..14 indexed citations
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Schmidt, William H., Leland S. Cogan, & Curtis C. McKnight. (2009). Equality of Educational Opportunity Myth or Reality in U.S. Schooling. The American Educator. 34(4). 12–19.13 indexed citations
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Schmidt, William H.. (2004). A Vision for Mathematics. Educational leadership. 61(5). 6–11.366 indexed citations
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Schmidt, William H.. (2002). The Benefit to Subject-Matter Knowledge.. The American Educator. 26(2). 18.4 indexed citations
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Valverde, Gilbert A., Leonard J. Bianchi, Richard G. Wolfe, William H. Schmidt, & Richard T. Houang. (2002). According to the Book.211 indexed citations
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Schmidt, William H., Richard T. Houang, & Richard G. Wolfe. (1999). Apples to Apples.. The American school board journal. 186(7). 29–33.3 indexed citations
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Valverde, Gilbert A. & William H. Schmidt. (1998). Refocusing U.S. Math and Science Education.. Issues in Science and Technology. 14(2). 60–66.26 indexed citations
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Schmidt, William H.. (1997). A cross-national investigation of curricular intentions in school mathematics.8 indexed citations
Schmidt, William H., et al.. (1956). ECH Volume 7 issue 2 Front matter. The Journal of Ecclesiastical History. 7(2). f1–f4.1 indexed citations
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