Does teacher professional development improve math and science outcomes and is it cost effective

Journal of Education Finance

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 255-275

  Foster, John M ^a   Toma, Eugenia E ^a   Troske, SuZanne P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

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EID: 84874195052     PISSN: 00989495     EISSN: 19446470     Source Type: Journal    
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