Charter schools : a reference handbook

Summary: From zero in 1991 to 1100 seven years later, charter schools today educate well over a quarter of a million students. This book examines this unusual experiment and the controversies that surround public choice and charter schools as a means of educational reform.

Record details

ISBN: 1576072452
ISBN: 9781576072455
Physical Description: print
xi, 211 pages ; 24 cm.
Publisher: Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, ©2000.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction -- The emergence of charter schools -- Defining a charter school -- Chronology -- Curriculum and instructional approaches -- Charter schools and the law -- State laws that affect charter schools -- Starting a charter school -- Politics and the charter school challenge -- Historical background -- Teachers' unions and charter schools -- Union positions -- Organizations, associations, and government agencies -- Selected print and nonprint resources.