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Charter schools and the corporate makeover of public education : what's at stake?
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- ISBN: 9780807752852 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 0807752851 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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xiii, 151 p. ; 23 cm. - Publisher: New York : Teachers College Press, c2012.
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| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 131-141) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | 1. An introduction to the landscape of charter reform : The rise of the charter school movement ; Charter schools, public education, and the front line of a contested political terrain ; Charters in the history of educational choice ; What is at stake? ; The structure of the book -- 2. The promise: the genesis of expectation and the challenge of charter reform : The luster and contribution of exemplar charter schools ; A history of charters in three movements ; The policy landscape: commitments and variation ; The charter landscape ; Policy dimensions: are charter schools public institutions? ; Charters, the marketplace, and a theory of change ; The appeal of charters to dominant economic interests: monetizing public education ; The question of money and corruption ; Scaling up reform through a network of charters: the tradeoffs of efficiency, and economic advantage ; Parents' search for alternatives to a system that has disinvested -- 3. The tension between promise and evidence : The promise-evidence gap ; Charters and the promise of equity ; Charter school dropouts, pushouts, and graduation rates: why do we know so little? ; The effect of charters on parent involvement ; The promise of charter innovation as a pathway to improving public education ; Teacher experience and stability as predicates for innovation ; Summary -- |
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| Subject: | Charter schools United States Business and education United States Education Economic aspects United States Education Aims and objectives United States |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Charter Schools and the Corporate Makeover of Public Education : What's at Stake?
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Table of Contents
Charter Schools and the Corporate Makeover of Public Education : What's at Stake?
| Section | Section Description | Page Number |
|---|---|---|
| Foreword Deborah Meier | p. ix | |
| Acknowledgments | p. xiii | |
| 1 | An Introduction to the Landscape of Charter Reform | p. 1 |
| The Rise of the Charter School Movement | p. 2 | |
| Charter Schools, Public Education, and the Front Line of a Contested Political Terrain | p. 5 | |
| Charters in the History of Educational Choice | p. 7 | |
| What Is at Stake? | p. 8 | |
| The Structure of the Book | p. 9 | |
| 2 | The Promise: The Genesis of Expectation and the Challenge of Charter Reform | p. 12 |
| The Luster and Contribution of Exemplar Charter Schools | p. 14 | |
| A History of Charters in Three Movements | p. 17 | |
| The Policy Landscape: Commitments and Variation | p. 21 | |
| The Charter Landscape | p. 21 | |
| Policy Dimensions: Are Charter Schools Public Institutions? | p. 23 | |
| Charters, the Marketplace, and a Theory of Change | p. 26 | |
| The Appeal of Charters to Dominant Economic Interests: Monetizing Public Education | p. 27 | |
| The Question of Money and Corruption | p. 31 | |
| Scaling up Reform Through a Network of Charters: The Tradeoffs of Efficiency-and Economic Advantage | p. 32 | |
| Parents' Search for Alternatives to a System That Has Disinvested | p. 33 | |
| 3 | The Tension Between Promise and Evidence | p. 37 |
| The Promise-Evidence Gap | p. 37 | |
| Charters and the Promise of Equity | p. 45 | |
| Charter School Dropouts, Pushouts, and Graduation Rates: Why Do We Know So Little? | p. 48 | |
| The Effect of Charters on Parent Involvement | p. 52 | |
| The Promise of Charter Innovation as a Pathway to Improving Public Education | p. 54 | |
| Teacher Experience and Stability as Predicates for Innovation | p. 58 | |
| Summary | p. 59 | |
| 4 | Interlocking Power and the Deregulation of Public Education | p. 61 |
| The Influence of Wealth on Public Policy | p. 62 | |
| The State and Philanthropy | p. 63 | |
| The Charter Campaign and Political Mobilization of the Private Sector: The Case of New York State | p. 66 | |
| Charter Schools and the Maximization of Economic Gain: Profiting from the Privatization of Public Schools | p. 68 | |
| The Slippery Question of Profit and the Consolidation of Power | p. 69 | |
| Partnership and Profit in the Game of Educational Privatization | p. 75 | |
| Claiming Market Share: Strategic Organizing of the Charter Campaign | p. 77 | |
| Collateral Damage: The Loss of Accountability | p. 85 | |
| Reflections on Politics, Economics, and Ideology | p. 86 | |
| 5 | "Crisis": A Moment for Dispossession and Profit | p. 88 |
| In a Landscape of Inequality: Whose Crisis Is It Anyway? | p. 90 | |
| After the Floods: Charter Growth in New Orleans | p. 91 | |
| Building an Education Renaissance: Chicago and Charter Education | p. 95 | |
| Declaring "Crisis": School Closings and Charter Openings in New York City | p. 98 | |
| A Geography and Archeology of Dispossession: Tracking the Policies and Their Impact | p. 100 | |
| Making a Science of Dispossession: Focus on Testing, Ignore Dropout | p. 102 | |
| The Dropout Epidemic | p. 104 | |
| Conclusion | p. 106 | |
| 6 | Reclaiming "Public": Deepening National Commitments to Public Investment and Public Innovation | p. 108 |
| New Jersey: The Budget Crisis and Public Education | p. 108 | |
| The Binary Tradeoffs of Charter Policy | p. 111 | |
| Provocative Images of Public Innovation | p. 115 | |
| Toward a New Consensus: The Increasing Call for Investment to Spur Innovation and Foster Effective Schooling | p. 117 | |
| Reimagining and Reinvesting in a Public Education | p. 126 | |
| Conclusion | p. 130 | |
| References | p. 131 | |
| Index | p. 143 | |
| About The Authors | p. 153 |
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