Politics of charter schools: Competing national advocacy coalitions meet local politics

Peabody Journal of Education

Volumn 82, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 184-203

  Kirst, Michael W ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 34547159746     PISSN: 0161956X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01619560701312939     Document Type: Article

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