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Stein, M.K., Hubbard, L. & Mehan, H. Reform Ideas that Travel Far Afield: The Two Cultures of Reform in New York City's District #2 and San Diego. Journal of Educational Change 5, 161–197 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:JEDU.0000033053.99363.e4
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