Dispelling the myth of "white Flight": An examination of minority enrollment in charter schools

Educational Policy

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 615-661

  Rapp, Kelly E ^a   Eckes, Suzanne E ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Charter schools; Racial segregation; Student body composition

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547897606     PISSN: 08959048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0895904806290123     Document Type: Article

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