Helping Children Left Behind: State Aid and the Pursuit of Educational Equity
- ISBN-10
- 0262240467
- ISBN-13
- 9780262240468
- Category
- Business & Economics
- Pages
- 404
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2004
- Publisher
- MIT Press
- Author
- John Yinger
Description
An overview and five case studies of school finance reform; a resource for scholars, public officials, and others interested in education finance reform.
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