Can Small High Schools of Choice Improve Educational Prospects for Disadvantaged Students?

Journal of Policy Analysis and Management

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 290-319

  Bloom, Howard S ^a   Unterman, Rebecca ^a  

^a MDRC   (United States)

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EID: 84897611975     PISSN: 02768739     EISSN: 15206688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pam.21748     Document Type: Article

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