Urban politics and school reform: The case of Baltimore

Urban Affairs Review

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 314-345

  Orr, Marrion ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0009154135     PISSN: 10780874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107808749603100302     Document Type: Article

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