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Charter schools : hope or hype? /

Over the past several years, privately run, publicly funded charter schools have been sold to the American public as an education alternative promising better student achievement, greater parent satisfaction, and more vibrant school communities. But are charter schools delivering on their promise? O...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Buckley, Jack, 1972- (Autor), Schneider, Mark, 1946- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, N.J. ; Woodstock : Princeton University Press, 2009.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Acknowledgments; CHAPTER 1 Introduction; CHAPTER 2 The Evolution of Charter-School Choice in the District of Columbia; CHAPTER 3 The Panel Study; CHAPTER 4 Are Charter-School Students Harder to Educate than Those in the Traditional Public Schools?; CHAPTER 5 Shopping for Schools on the Internet Using DCSchoolSearch.com; CHAPTER 6 What Do Parents Want from Schools? It Depends on How You Ask; CHAPTER 7 School Choice and the Importance of Parental Information.