Supplemental educational services and student test score gains: Evidence from a large, urban school district

Journal of Education Finance

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 370-403

  Springer, Matthew G ^a   Pepper, Matthew J ^b   Ghosh Dastidar, Bonnie ^c  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

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EID: 84901913763     PISSN: 00989495     EISSN: 19446470     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/jef.2014.0023     Document Type: Article

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