Splintering school districts: Understanding the link between segregation and fragmentation

Law and Social Inquiry

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 869-909

  Frankenberg, Erica ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 70450183964     PISSN: 08976546     EISSN: 17474469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-4469.2009.01166.x     Document Type: Article

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