Do financial incentives help low-performing schools attract and keep academically talented teachers? Evidence from California

Journal of Policy Analysis and Management

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 451-478

  Steele, Jennifer L ^a   Murnane, Richard J ^b   Willett, John B ^b  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 78650490729     PISSN: 02768739     EISSN: 15206688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pam.20505     Document Type: Article

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