Sinking Swann: Public school choice and the resegregation of Charlotte's public schools

Review of Policy Research

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 983-997

  Godwin, R Kenneth ^a   Leland, Suzanne M ^a   Baxter, Andrew D ^a   Southworth, Stephanie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION REFORM; RACE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STUDENT;

CHARLOTTE; MECKLENBURG COUNTY [NORTH CAROLINA]; NORTH AMERICA; NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33749479210     PISSN: 1541132X     EISSN: 15411338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1541-1338.2006.00246.x     Document Type: Article

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