Measuring equity and adequacy in school finance

Handbook of Research in Education Finance and Policy, Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 244-259

  Downes, Thomas A ^a   Stiefel, Leanna ^b  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85064363091     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203788684     Document Type: Chapter

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