03009nam 22006131 450 991046286150332120200520144314.00-8179-4768-X0-8179-4763-9(CKB)2670000000345647(EBL)1370758(OCoLC)863821726(SSID)ssj0001326385(PQKBManifestationID)11728573(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001326385(PQKBWorkID)11517625(PQKB)11578085(MiAaPQ)EBC1370758(Au-PeEL)EBL1370758(CaPaEBR)ebr10810749(EXLCZ)99267000000034564720060314h20062006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCharter schools against the odds /edited by Paul T. Hill ; contributions by John E. Chubb [and seven others]Stanford, California :Education Next Books,[2006]©20061 online resource (228 p.)Hoover Institution Press publication ;no. 549"An assessment by the Hoover Institution's Koret Task Force on K-12 Education."0-8179-4762-0 0-8179-4761-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.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; IndexThe 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.Hoover Institution Press publication ;549.Charter schoolsGovernment policyUnited StatesPrivatization in educationUnited StatesElectronic books.Charter schoolsGovernment policyPrivatization in education371.01Hill Paul T(Paul Thomas),1943-111043Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace.Koret Task Force on K-12 Education.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910462861503321Charter schools against the odds2171057UNINA