A Smarter Charter
Subtitle: Finding What Works for Charter Schools and Public Education
Publisher: Teachers College Press
Published: Sep 19, 2014
Language: eng
Format: hardcover
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9780807755808
Description: Moving beyond the debate over whether or not charter schools should exist, this book wrestles with the question of what kind of charter schools we should encourage. The authors begin by tracing the evolution of charter schools from teacher union leaders Albert Shanker's original vision of giving teachers room to innovate while educating a diverse population of students, to today's charter schools where the majority of teachers are not unionized and student segregation levels are even higher than in traditional public schools. Int he second half of the book, the authors examine two key reforms currently seen in a small but growing number of charter schools--teacher voice and socioeconomic integration--that have the potential to improve performance and reshape the stereotypical image of what it means to be a charter school.
Notes: Source title: A Smarter Charter: Finding What Works for Charter Schools and Public Education