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01894cam a22003494a 4500 001 FFEE2E962B0011DEA052A807A8D7520A 005 20161116010312 008 020306s2002 maua b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2002003716 020 $a 9780813366319 (hard) 020 $a 0813366313 (hard) 035 $a (OCoLC)49283703 040 $a DLC $c DLC $d SILO $d NIU $d SILO 050 00 $a LB2806.36 $b .C68 2002 082 00 $a 371.01 $2 21 100 1 $a Cookson, Peter W. 245 1 $a Expect miracles : $b charter schools and the politics of hope and despair / $c Peter W. Cookson, Jr., and Kristina Berger. 260 $a Cambridge, MA : $b Westview Press, $c 2002. 300 $a viii, 195 p. : $b ill. ; $c 24 cm. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-188) and index. 505 0 $a Prologue: faith versus reason in educational reform. Charter schools: created in the image of their founders. The charter school promise. The politics of hope and despair -- The landscape of charter schools. The educational and social context of the charter school movement. How charter schools work. Turning dreams into reality: building a charter school. The many faces of charter schools: six states, six scenarios. Projections versus actuals: have charter schools fulfilled the promise. Conclusion -- The social and political geology of charter schools -- Postscript: the goodness of America--an education for democracy. Curriculum as stewardship. The goodness of America. 650 0 $a Charter schools $z United States. 700 1 $a Berger, Kristina. 939 $a 4580065 941 $a 5 952 $l GEPG771 $d 20210722012828.0 952 $l PMAX975 $d 20191119043357.0 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20180110041212.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=FFEE2E962B0011DEA052A807A8D7520A 994 $a 02 $b NIU 952 $l UNUX074 $d 20090701080000.0 952 $l UTAX115 $d 20090701080000.0Initiate Another SILO Locator Search