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Potential cost savings from school district consolidation: A case study of New York

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  • Miner, Jerry
  • Ruggiero, John

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  • Duncombe, William & Miner, Jerry & Ruggiero, John, 1995. "Potential cost savings from school district consolidation: A case study of New York," Economics of Education Review, Elsevier, vol. 14(3), pages 265-284, September.
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