Open enrolment and student sorting in public schools: Evidence from Los Angeles County

Environment and Planning A

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1109-1128

  Ledwith, Valerie ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LATINO PEOPLE; MINORITY GROUP; NEIGHBORHOOD; SOCIAL EXCLUSION; STUDENT;

CALIFORNIA; LOS ANGELES COUNTY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 66249143384     PISSN: 0308518X     EISSN: 14723409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/a4128     Document Type: Article

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