The qualifications and classroom performance of teachers moving to charter schools

Education Finance and Policy

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 233-268

  Carruthers, Celeste K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

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EID: 84872670191     PISSN: 15573060     EISSN: 15573079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/EDFP_a_00067     Document Type: Article

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