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A Little Now for a Lot Later

A Look at a Texas Advanced Placement Incentive Program

C. Kirabo Jackson
Journal of Human Resources, July 2010, 45 (3) 591-639; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.45.3.591
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