New Orleans's unique school reform effort and its potential implications for special education

Education and Urban Society

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 168-181

  Morse, Timothy E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

Charter schools; Special education; Urban education reform

Indexed keywords

EID: 73249121299     PISSN: 00131245     EISSN: 15523535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013124509349570     Document Type: Article

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