The future of vouchers: Lessons from the adoption, design, and court challenges of Florida's three voucher programs

Educational Policy

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 215-244

  Harris, Douglas N ^a   Herrington, Carolyn D ^b   Albee, Amy ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^c FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Legal issues; Politics; School choice; Vouchers

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846484886     PISSN: 08959048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0895904806297209     Document Type: Article

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