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Peer reviewedMandel, David R. – Education and Urban Society, 1983
Draws on case studies from eight states to examine the initial operation of federal block grants. Finds that Chapter 2 worked better in its first year than its critics had predicted and that local education agencies frequently used their "united" money in innovative ways to meet local educational needs. (GC)
Descriptors: Block Grants, Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid
