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Charter schools in action : renewing public education
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Charter schools in action : renewing public education

Author: Chester E Finn, Jr.; Bruno V Manno; Gregg Vanourek
Publisher: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2000.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Chester E Finn, Jr.; Bruno V Manno; Gregg Vanourek
ISBN: 0691004803 9780691004808 0691090084 9780691090085
OCLC Number: 41380600
Description: x, 290 p. ; 25 cm.
Contents: pt. I. Charter Schools in Action. Ch. 1. What's a "Charter School"? Ch. 2. Field Trips. Ch. 3. Where Did They Come From? Ch. 4. How Are They Working? Ch. 5. Trials by Fire. Ch. 6. The Accountability Puzzle --
pt. II. Renewing Public Education. Ch. 7. The Case against Charter Schools: A Ten-Count Indictment. Ch. 8. Political Battlegrounds. Ch. 9. Beyond the Schoolhouse Door: Changing Systems. Ch. 10. Beyond the Schoolhouse Door: Building Communities. Ch. 11. The Great Issues. Ch. 12. Will Charter Schools Save Public Education?
Responsibility: Chester E. Finn, Bruno V. Manno, Gregg Vanourek.
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Can charter schools save public education? This text addresses pupil performance, enrollment patterns, school start-up problems, charges of inequity and political battles. It examines five real  Read more...

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[The authors] offer a thorough and evenhanded overview of the good, the bad and the confusing of the charterschool movement.

 
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