The regulatory styles of statewide charter school authorizers: Arizona, Massachusetts, and Michigan

Educational Administration Quarterly

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 730-757

  Vergari, Sandra ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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EID: 0007180127     PISSN: 0013161X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/00131610021969182     Document Type: Article

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