Charter school statutes and special education: Policy answers or policy ambiguity?

Journal of Special Education

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 50-63

  Rhim, Lauren Morando ^a,c   Ahearn, Eileen M ^b   Lange, Cheryl M ^a  

^a Public Impact ^*  (United States)

^b National Association of State Directors of Special Education   (United States)

^c Public Impact   (United States)

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EID: 33947363431     PISSN: 00224669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/00224669070410010401     Document Type: Article

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