The Milwaukee school voucher initiative: Impact on black students

Journal of Negro Education

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 519-531

  Farrell Jr , Walter C ^a,b   Mathews, Jackolyn ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

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EID: 33846353231     PISSN: 00222984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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