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Charter schools : a reference handbook / Danny Weil.

Weil, Danny K. (Author).

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: 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.
Subject:
Charter schools > United States.
Charter schools.
United States.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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