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Making money matter : financing America’s schools / Helen F. Ladd and Janet S. Hansen, editors ; Committee on Education Finance, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Education—United States—Finance. 2. Educational productivity—United States. 3. Educational equalization—United States. 4. Educational change—United States. I. Ladd, Helen F. II. Hansen, Janet S. III. National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Education Finance. 

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Suggested citation:

National Research Council (1999). Making Money Matter: Financing America's Schools. Committee on Education Finance, Helen F. Ladd and Janet S. Hansen, editors. Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education. Washington, DC: National Academy Press.