Competitive grants and educational federalism: President Obama's race to the top program in theory and practice

Publius: The Journal of Federalism

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 522-546

  Manna, Paul ^a   Ryan, Laura L ^a  

^a The College of William and Mary   (United States)

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EID: 79960113663     PISSN: 00485950     EISSN: 17477107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/publius/pjr021     Document Type: Article

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