School finance systems: Aging structures in need of renovation

Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 157-177

  Odden, Allan ^a   Clune, William H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN LAW SCHOOL   (United States)

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EID: 0032244854     PISSN: 01623737     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/01623737020003157     Document Type: Article

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