The politics of venture philanthropy in charter school policy and advocacy

Educational Policy

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 106-136

  Scott, Janelle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Advocacy; Charter schools; Foundations; Philanthropy; Politics

Indexed keywords

EID: 57849083049     PISSN: 08959048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0895904808328531     Document Type: Article

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