Publication: Handshake, No. 10 (July 2013)
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2013-07
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2013-07
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This paper includes the following headings: education public, private, and partnerships, or PPPs come of age; vouching for the future; mobile learning dials up success; U.S. Secretary of Education by Arne Duncan; perspective; compass; and legalese.
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“International Finance Corporation. 2013. Handshake, No. 10 (July 2013). , , . © International Finance Corporation. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22248 License: CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO.”
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