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How Policymakers Started the Federal Charter School Movement: A Case Study in Policy Entrepreneurship

@inproceedings{Benezra2016HowPS,
  title={How Policymakers Started the Federal Charter School Movement: A Case Study in Policy Entrepreneurship},
  author={Michael R. Benezra},
  year={2016}
}
Government; Charter School; Policy; Policy Entrepreneur; Legislative; Congress; President; Public Administration; Senate; Department of Education; School; Political Science; 
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