Do School Accountability Systems Make It More Difficult for Low-Performing Schools to Attract and Retain High-Quality Teachers?

Journal of Policy Analysis and Management

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 251-271

  Clotfelter, Charles T ^a   Ladd, Helen F ^a   Vigdor, Jacob L ^a   Diaz, Roger Aliaga ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 2142708572     PISSN: 02768739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pam.20003     Document Type: Article

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