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| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Nathan, Joe, 1948- Charter schools. San Francisco : Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1999 (OCoLC)735113744 |
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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Joe Nathan |
| ISBN: | 0787944548 9780787944544 |
| OCLC Number: | 40969145 |
| Description: | xxxiv, 254 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Contents: | Introduction : a new choice -- Introducing charter schools : A tour of charter schools ; The birth of a movement -- How charter schools are changing the system : Breaking the district monopoly ; A new role for unions -- Creating charter schools : Getting started ; Building support ; Staying in business -- Where to, what next : Key early lessons ; Charting the future. |
| Series Title: | Jossey-Bass education series. |
| Responsibility: | Joe Nathan. |
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Abstract:
Based on nationwide surveys, research, and visits to dozens of charter schools, award-winning former public school educator Joe Nathan addresses the key questions about these revolutionary schools. Who starts charter schools? What kind of students attend? Are charter schools using ideas and techniques other schools can and should learn from? Are these schools actually helping students? Are charter schools having an impact on the larger system? Nathan's book also explains why both liberals and conservatives, including people who oppose vouchers, support the charter approach. He describes the key elements of the charter idea and explains how it differs from strategies like magnet schools, vouchers, and site management.
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