A decade of charter schools: From theory to practice

Educational Policy

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 317-342

  Bulkley, Katrina ^a   Fisler, Jennifer ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Charter schools; School choice

Indexed keywords

EID: 13244263566     PISSN: 08959048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0895904803017003002     Document Type: Article

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