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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Nathan, Joe, date.
Charter schools : creating hope and opportunity for American
education / Joe Nathan. - lst ed.
p. cm. - (The Jossey-Bass education series)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-7879-0263-2 (acid-free paper)
ISBN 0-7879-4454-8 (paperback)
1. Charter schools-United States. I. Title. II. Series.
LB2806.36.N38 1996
371-dc20 96-35609
FIRST EDITION
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