School choice: An examination of the empirical evidence on achievement, parental decision making, and equity

Educational Researcher

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 16-25

  Goldhaber, Dan D ^a  

^a URBAN INSTITUTE   (United States)

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EID: 0002013985     PISSN: 0013189X     EISSN: 1935102X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/0013189X028009016     Document Type: Article

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