Big city mayors and school governance reform: The case of school district takeover

Peabody Journal of Education

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 5-32

  Wong, Kenneth K ^a   Shen, Francis X ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33747472319     PISSN: 0161956X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15327930PJE7801_2     Document Type: Article

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