Charter schools
Subtitle: creating hope and opportunity for American education
By: Joe Nathan.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: The Jossey-Bass education series
Publisher: Jossey-Bass Publishers
Published: 1996
Place of publication: San Francisco
Language: eng
Number of pages: 249
Subjects: Charter schools -- United States.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-233) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : a new choice; title: Introducing charter schools; title: A tour of charter schools; title: The birth of a movement; title: How charter schools are changing the system; title: Breaking the district monopoly; title: A new role for unions; title: Creating charter schools; title: Getting started; title: Building support; title: Staying in business; title: Where to, what next; title: Key early lessons; title: Charting the future.