Special education tuition reimbursement claims: An empirical analysis

Remedial and Special Education

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 350-358

  Mayes, Thomas A ^a   Zirkel, Perry A ^b  

^a Legal Services Corporation of Iowa in Waterloo   (United States)

^b LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0035604166     PISSN: 07419325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/074193250102200605     Document Type: Article

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