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Not So Golden After All : the Rise and Fall of California.

Quality public education, modern highway systems, and reasonably priced housing--these are just some of the qualities that once made California one of the most desirable places to live. Just a few decades later, the state finds itself with an education system that is failing its citizens, one of the...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gerston, Larry N.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : CRC Press, 2012.
©2012
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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