Examining charter student achievement effects across seven states

Economics of Education Review

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 213-224

  Zimmer, Ron ^a   Gill, Brian ^b   Booker, Kevin ^b   Lavertu, Stéphane ^c   Witte, John ^d  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MATHEMATICA POLICY RESEARCH   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Charter schools; School choice; Student achievement

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE; EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; RESEARCH WORK; STUDENT;

EID: 84857373343     PISSN: 02727757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2011.05.005     Document Type: Article

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