How Is Special Education Funded?: Issues and Implications for School Administrators

NASSP Bulletin

Volumn 88, Issue 640, 2004, Pages 57-68

  Parrish, Thomas B ^a   Wolman, Jean ^b  

^a American Institutes for Research (AIR)   (United States)

^b CSEF ^*  (United States)

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EID: 84993711385     PISSN: 01926365     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/019263650408864005     Document Type: Article

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