Does more school district administration lower educational productivity? Some evidence on the "administrative blob" in New York public schools

Economics of Education Review

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 111-124

  Brewer, Dominic J ^a  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

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EID: 0004615272     PISSN: 02727757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0272-7757(95)00032-1     Document Type: Article

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