Starting behind: A comparative analysis of the academic standing of students entering charter schools

Social Science Quarterly

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 199-216

  Garcia, David R ^a,c   McIlroy, Lee ^b   Barber, Rebecca T ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Arizona State Board for Charter Schools ^*

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 38349122516     PISSN: 00384941     EISSN: 15406237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6237.2008.00528.x     Document Type: Article

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