Beschreibung:
Good, Thomas L.; Braden, Jennifer S.
This book will present a comprehensive examination of the latest school reform effort, the charter school movement. For anyone seriously interested in school reform & the charter school movement, including teachers, principals, & college educ faculty.
Contents: Preface. American Education: How Good Is It and Who Should Control It? Crisis in Public Education: Past and Present. Student Performance in American Schools: An Empirical Report Card. The Emergence of School Vouchers and Choice in American Schools. In the 1990s, Government Created Charter Schools. Charter Schools: Effective Investment or Wasteful Experiment. Charter Schools: Some of the Best and Worst in American Education? Dealing With Complexity and Uncertainty: Moving Schooling Forward. Epilogue: Presidential Election 2000 and Beyond.