Understanding student-weighted allocation as a means to greater school resource equity

Peabody Journal of Education

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 39-62

  Miles, Karen Hawley ^a   Roza, Marguerite ^b  

^a Education Resource Strategies   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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EID: 33749002848     PISSN: 0161956X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327930pje8103_2     Document Type: Article

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