Teacher Mobility, school Segregation, and Pay-Based policies to level the playing field

Education Finance and Policy

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 399-438

  Clotfelter, Charles T ^a   Ladd, Helen F ^a   Vigdor, Jacob L ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84858141770     PISSN: 15573060     EISSN: 15573079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/EDFP_a_00040     Document Type: Article

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