Incorporating access to more effective teachers into assessments of educational resource equity

Education Finance and Policy

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 560-580

  Bastian, Kevin C ^a   Henry, Gary T ^b   Thompson, Charles L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84885337175     PISSN: 15573060     EISSN: 15573079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/EDFP_a_00113     Document Type: Article

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