School finance and opportunities to learn: Does money well spent enhance students' achievement?

Sociology of Education

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 223-245

  Elliott, Marta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

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EID: 0032334838     PISSN: 00380407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2673203     Document Type: Article

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