Differentiated compensation: How californiaschool districts use economic incentivesto target teachers

Journal of Education Finance

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 268-293

  Strunk, Katharine O ^a   Zeehandelaar, Dara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 80052174987     PISSN: 00989495     EISSN: 19446470     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/jef.2011.0002     Document Type: Article

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