Description based on print version record. "The first edition (Charter schools : a reference handbook) was published by ABC-CLIO in 2000."--p. xix. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Introduction -- Chronology of U.S. educational reform -- Charter schools and the law -- Curriculum and instructional approaches -- The political economy of charter schools -- Educational maintenance organizations (EMOs) -- Teachers' unions and charter schools -- Organizations, associations, and government agencies -- Selected print and nonprint resources -- Appendices -- Primary documents.
Summary:
Examines the unusual experiment that is charter education and the controversies that surround public choice and charter schools as a means of educational reform.
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