Looking inside the black box: What school factors explain voucher gains in Washington, DC?

Peabody Journal of Education

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 7-26

  Wolf, Patrick J ^a,b   Hoople, Daniel S ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b The Car Barn   (United States)

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EID: 33645512037     PISSN: 0161956X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15327930pje8101_2     Document Type: Article

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