Charter Schools against the Odds.

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...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Hill, Paul T.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Chicago : Hoover Institution Press, 2006.
Subjects:
Charter schools > Government policy > United States.
Privatization in education > United States.
Écoles à charte > Politique gouvernementale > États-Unis.
Privatisation en éducation > États-Unis.
Charter schools > Government policy
Privatization in education
United States
UNITED STATES.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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