Intradistrict public school funding equity, community resources, and performance in Nashville, Tennessee

Journal of Education Finance

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-14

  Klein, Christopher C ^a  

^a MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79955364591     PISSN: 00989495     EISSN: 19446470     Source Type: Journal    
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