A case study comparison of charter and traditional schools in new orleans recovery school district: Selection criteria and service provision for students with disabilities

Remedial and Special Education

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 382-392

  Wolf, Nikki L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

charter schools; New Orleans; school reform; students with disabilities

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052518176     PISSN: 07419325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0741932510362220     Document Type: Article

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