What are the long-term effects of small classes on the achievement gap? Evidence from the lasting benefits study

American Journal of Education

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 125-154

  Konstantopoulos, Spyros ^a   Chung, Vicki ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 73349099061     PISSN: 01956744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/605103     Document Type: Article

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