LEADER 04322nam 2200685 a 450 001 9910780065103321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-4008-0225-3 010 $a1-282-60791-X 010 $a9786612607912 010 $a1-4008-2341-2 010 $a1-4008-1158-9 024 7 $a10.1515/9781400823413 035 $a(CKB)111056486498188 035 $a(EBL)475841 035 $a(OCoLC)609852824 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000357717 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12116832 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000357717 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10359622 035 $a(PQKB)10105569 035 $a(OCoLC)51321043 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse36044 035 $a(DE-B1597)446189 035 $a(OCoLC)979757318 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781400823413 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL475841 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10015429 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL260791 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC475841 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111056486498188 100 $a19990511d2000 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aCharter schools in action$b[electronic resource] $erenewing public education /$fChester E. Finn, Bruno V. Manno, Gregg Vanourek 205 $aCourse Book 210 $aPrinceton, N.J. $cPrinceton University Press$dc2000 215 $a1 online resource (312 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-691-09008-4 311 $a0-691-00480-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $apt. 1. Charter schools in action -- pt. 2. Renewing public education. 330 $aCan charter schools save public education? This radical question has unleashed a flood of opinions from Americans struggling with the contentious challenges of education reform. There has been plenty of heat over charter schools and their implications, but, until now, not much light. This important new book supplies plenty of illumination. Charter schools--independently operated public schools of choice--have existed in the United States only since 1992, yet there are already over 1,500 of them. How are they doing? Here prominent education analysts Chester Finn, Bruno Manno, and Gregg Vanourek offer the richest data available on the successes and failures of this exciting but controversial approach to education reform. After studying one hundred schools, interviewing hundreds of participants, surveying thousands more, and analyzing the most current data, they have compiled today's most authoritative, comprehensive explanation and appraisal of the charter phenomenon. Fact-filled, clear-eyed, and hard-hitting, this is the book for anyone concerned about public education and interested in the role of charter schools in its renewal. Can charter schools boost student achievement, drive educational innovation, and develop a new model of accountability for public schools? Where did the idea of charter schools come from? What would the future hold if this phenomenon spreads? These are some of the questions that this book answers. It addresses pupil performance, enrollment patterns, school start-up problems, charges of inequity, and smoldering political battles. It features close-up looks at five real--and very different--charter schools and two school districts that have been deeply affected by the charter movement, including their setbacks and triumphs. After outlining a new model of education accountability and describing how charter schools often lead to community renewal, the authors take the reader on an imaginary tour of a charter-based school system. Charter schools are the most vibrant force in education today. This book suggests that their legacy will consist not only of helping millions of families obtain a better education for their children but also in renewing American public education itself. 606 $aCharter schools$zUnited States 615 0$aCharter schools 676 $a371.01 700 $aFinn$b Chester E.$f1944-$01554879 701 $aManno$b Bruno V$01560539 701 $aVanourek$b Gregg$01560540 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910780065103321 996 $aCharter schools in action$93826600 997 $aUNINA