School vouchers and student outcomes: Experimental evidence from Washington, DC

Journal of Policy Analysis and Management

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 246-270

  Wolf, Patrick J ^a   Kisida, Brian ^a   Gutmann, Babette ^b   Puma, Michael ^c   Eissa, Nada ^d   Rizzo, Lou ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b WESTAT   (United States)

^c LLC   (United States)

^d GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY LAW CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 84874133968     PISSN: 02768739     EISSN: 15206688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pam.21691     Document Type: Article

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