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A Guide to Charter Schools: Research and Practical Advice for Educators
Contributor(s): Kayes, Myron S. (Editor), Maranto, Robert (Editor), Agam, Kimberly Firetag (Contribution by)

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 ISBN: 1578864054     ISBN-13: 9781578864058
Publisher: R & L Education
OUR PRICE: $73.50  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: May 2006
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Annotation: With a mix of academic and applied essays, this book is a must for academics, policy wonks, students, and charter operators.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Education | Educational Policy & Reform
- Education | Administration - General
- Education | Essays
Dewey: 371.01
LCCN: 2005037699
Physical Information: 0.68" H x 6.38" W x 8.94" L (0.79 lbs) 234 pages
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
Review Citations: Reference and Research Bk News 08/01/2006 pg. 240
 
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Publisher Description:
Here is a short edited volume that brings together in one place, the best scholarly articles in charter schooling by national experts and leaders, written in a user-friendly fashion. It is the ideal introduction for those interested in the charter school movement with numerous insights for and by charter operators, administrators, and teachers as well as the academic community. The volume starts with essays explaining the history of education reforms past, in particular why their failures make charters a necessity. Additional essays examine such research questions as whether class size matters, how to end the teacher shortage, routes to alternative certification, why urban school reform fails, and how to make merit pay work. The second section includes essays outlining the key research on charter schools. Chapters examine such questions as how charter schools compare to district schools, how non-profit charters compare to for-profit charters, what determines teacher quality, and how the small size of charters makes for complex questions of accountability. The final section includes personal reflections, tips and horror stories from charter operators. In particular, essays examine why most charters have a tough first year, the difficulties of converting a private school to a charter, how to manage facilities, how to obtain grant money, and how to do good charter marketing.
 
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