The charter school experiment : expectations, evidence, and implications
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- ISBN: 1934742678 (library)
- ISBN: 9781934742679 (library)
- ISBN: 193474266X (pbk.)
- ISBN: 9781934742662 (pbk.)
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Physical Description:
xi, 292 p. ; 24 cm.
print - Publisher: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard Education Press, c2010.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | The charter school idea / Jeffrey R. Henig -- Two decades of charter schools : shifting expectations, partners, and policies / Christopher A. Lubienski and Peter C. Weitzel -- Grading charter schools : access, innovation, and competition / Peter C. Weitzel and Christopher A. Lubienski -- Charter schools challenging traditional notions of segregation / David R. Garcia -- Charter school legislation and the potential to influence student body diversity / Suzanne E. Eckes -- Performance of charter schools and implications for policy makers / Gary Miron -- The competitive effects of charter schools on public school districts / Yongmei Ni and David Arsen -- Charter school finance : seeking institutional legitimacy in a marketplace of resources / Luis A. Huerta and Chad d'Entremont -- Uncommon players, common goals : partnerships in charter schools / Priscilla Wohlstetter and Joanna Smith -- Hybridized, franchised, duplicated, and replicated : charter schools and management organizations / Janelle T. Scott and Catherine C. DiMartino -- Information use and epidemics in charter school policy / Christopher A. Lubienski and Peter C. Weitzel -- Assessing the charter school experiment / Peter C. Weitzel and Christopher A. Lubienski. |
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Subject: | Charter schools United States |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Kirtland Community College Library | LB 2806.36 .C437 2010 | 30543072 | General Collection | Available | - |
The Charter School Experiment : Expectations, Evidence, and Implications
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The Charter School Experiment : Expectations, Evidence, and Implications
The widespread popularity of charter schools, and of the charter movement itself, speaks to the unique and chronic desire for substantive change in American education. As an innovation in governance, the ultimate goal of the charter movement is to improve learning opportunities for all students.