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CLOSING AND OPENING SCHOOLS: THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTERISTICS AND THE LOCATION OF NEW EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES IN A LARGE URBAN DISTRICT

  1. JULIA BURDICK-WILL,
  2. MICERE KEELS,
  3. TODD SCHUBLE

Article first published online: 3 JAN 2013

DOI: 10.1111/juaf.12004

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Journal of Urban Affairs

Journal of Urban Affairs

Volume 35, Issue 1, pages 59–80, February 2013

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BURDICK-WILL, J., KEELS, M. and SCHUBLE, T. (2013), CLOSING AND OPENING SCHOOLS: THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTERISTICS AND THE LOCATION OF NEW EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES IN A LARGE URBAN DISTRICT. Journal of Urban Affairs, 35: 59–80. doi: 10.1111/juaf.12004

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  1. University of Chicago

*Micere Keels, University of Chicago, Department of Comparative Human Development, 5730 S. Woodlawn Ave, Chicago, IL 60637. E-mail: micere@uchicago.edu.

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  1. Issue published online: 12 FEB 2013
  2. Article first published online: 3 JAN 2013

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