Measuring the effectiveness of city and state takeover as a school reform strategy

Peabody Journal of Education

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 89-119

  Wong, Kenneth K ^a   Shen, Francis X ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85071204025     PISSN: 0161956X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15327930PJE7804_06     Document Type: Article

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