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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462861503321

Titolo

Charter schools against the odds / / edited by Paul T. Hill ; contributions by John E. Chubb [and seven others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Stanford, California : , : Education Next Books, , [2006]

©2006

ISBN

0-8179-4768-X

0-8179-4763-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (228 p.)

Collana

Hoover Institution Press publication ; ; no. 549

Altri autori (Persone)

HillPaul T <1943-> (Paul Thomas)

Disciplina

371.01

Soggetti

Charter schools - Government policy - United States

Privatization in education - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"An assessment by the Hoover Institution's Koret Task Force on K-12 Education."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Book Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; 1.  The Supply of Charter Schools -Caroline M. Hoxby; 2.  Charter School Funding -Eric Osberg; 3.  School Choice in Milwaukee Fifteen Years Later -Paul E. Peterson with Nathan Torinus and Brad Smith; 4.  Authorizing: The Missing Link -Chester E. Finn Jr. and Paul T. Hill; 5.  Should Charter Schools Be a Cottage Industry? -John E. Chubb; 6.  Chartering and Innovating -Chester E. Finn Jr.; 7.  Realizing Chartering's Full Potential -Paul T. Hill; Contributors; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The expert contributors to this volume tell how state laws and policies have stacked the deck against charter schools by limiting the number of charter schools allowed in a state, forbidding for-profit firms from holding charters, forcing them to pay rent out of operating funds, and other ways. They explain how these policies can be amended to level the playing field and give charter schools?and the children they serve?a fairer chance to succeed.