Do charters retain teachers differently? evidence from elementary schools in florida

Education Finance and Policy

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 14-42

  Cowen, Joshua M ^a   Winters, Marcus A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

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EID: 84872656707     PISSN: 15573060     EISSN: 15573079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/EDFP_a_00081     Document Type: Article

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