Is charter school competition in California improving the performance of traditional public schools?

Public Administration Review

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 831-845

  Zimmer, Ron ^a   Buddin, Richard ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

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EID: 69249086105     PISSN: 00333352     EISSN: 15406210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6210.2009.02033.x     Document Type: Article

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