All that glitters is not gold: School reform in Charlotte-Mecklenburg

Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 101-127

  Smith, Stephen Samuel ^a   Mickelson, Roslyn Arlin ^a  

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EID: 0034417550     PISSN: 01623737     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1164391     Document Type: Article

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