Charter Schools in Action
Subtitle: Renewing Public Education.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: February 14, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9780691004808
Subjects: Educational systems; Schools; Educational Policy & Reform; Alternative Education; Educational Reform; Education / Teaching; Education; USA; Non-Formal Education; Charter schools; United States
Notes: CONTENTS:

What's a “charter school''? -- Field trips -- Where did they come from? -- How are they working? -- Trials by fire -- The accountability puzzle -- The case against charter schools: a ten-count indictment -- Political battlegrounds -- Beyond the schoolhouse door: changing systems -- Beyond the schoolhouse door : building communities -- The great issues -- Will charter schools save public education? -- Epilogue -- Appendix : survey results and methodology.