School choice, racial segregation, and test-score gaps: Evidence from North Carolina's charter school program

Journal of Policy Analysis and Management

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 31-56

  Bifulco, Robert ^a   Ladd, Helen F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33846148981     PISSN: 02768739     EISSN: 15206688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pam.20226     Document Type: Review

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