Lifting all Boats? finance litigation, education resources, and student needs in the post-Rose era

Education Finance and Policy

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 455-485

  Sims, David P ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84858138374     PISSN: 15573060     EISSN: 15573079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/EDFP_a_00044     Document Type: Article

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