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Charter Schools

Books on: charter schools

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Charter School Operations and Performance: Evidence from California

Book by Ron Zimmer, Richard Buddin, Derrick Chau, Glenn Daley, Brian Gill, Cassandra Guarino, Laura Hamilton, Cathy Krop, Dan McCaffrey, Melinda Sandler, Dominic Brewer; Rand, 2003

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Charter Schools--California--Evaluation

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...Legal Liability in Charter Schools The greater independence envisioned for charter schools also means greater responsibility...authority. When the charter school law was passed in 1992, charter schools were new organizations whose...separate documents from the charters, that define liability of...
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Charter Schools: Hope or Hype?

Book by Jack Buckley, Mark Schneider; Princeton University Press, 2009

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Charter Schools--United States--Evaluation

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...ascertain, about half of the charters offer a general liberal arts...previously employed by the public schools (see Lubienski 2003; Teske...However, a number of charter schools offer extended days or longer school years. Henig et al. (1999) found that D.C. charter schools are more likely to emphasize...
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Charter Schools in Action: Renewing Public Education

Book by Chester E. Finn Jr., Bruno V. Manno, Gregg Vanourek; Princeton University Press, 2000

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Charter Schools--United States

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...the "mindset" of charter schools that should be replicated...the entire community to the school rather than specific school practices. But most non...replicating what charter schools do. These range from financial...accompanies the loss of revenues to charter schools and the perception that charters have polarized communities...
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Inside Charter Schools: The Paradox of Radical Decentralization

Book by Bruce Fuller; Harvard University Press, 2000

Subjects:

Charter Schools--United States, Education And State--United States, Schools--Decentralization--United States

Collections: Education, Entire Library

plete overview of the charter sector to date.35 First, charter schools are quite small. Based on the almost 400 charter schools participating in the national...average about 150 children per school. About one-third enroll...100 students. And charter schools that have opened since 1996...
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Charter Schools: Creating Hope and Opportunity for American Education

Book by Joe Nathan; Jossey-Bass, 1999

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Charter Schools--United States

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...people who have es- tablished charter schools around the country. Without strong laws, the charter school concept cannot get a real test. Charter Schools Must Learn How to Obtain Start-Up Funds Most school districts can go to local voters...

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Journal Articles on: charter schools

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Charter School Reform in California: Does It Meet Expectations?

Journal article by Amy Stuart Wells; Phi Delta Kappan, Vol. 80, 1998

Subjects:

California--Schools, Charter schools--Evaluation, Educational innovations--Evaluation

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...large numbers of charter schools. For instance, while only local school districts can grant charters in California...up" charter school. The 1992 California...allowed for 100 charters statewide, although...allowing additional charter schools to open. The...independent- study charters; philosophy of the school; and duration of the charter. The study included...urban charter schools. Eight of the...
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Charter Schools and Collective Bargaining: Compatible Marriage or Illegitimate Relationship?

Journal article by Martin H. Malin, Charles Taylor Kerchner; Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy, Vol. 30, 2007

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Charter schools--Labor relations, Collective bargaining--Laws, regulations and rules, Collective labor agreements--Laws, regulations and rules, Labor unions--Laws, regulations and rules, National Labor Relations Act

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...from traditional schools than in new charters. (52) Charter school teachers also...conditions of their charters, and the chartering...should not renew charters of poorly performing schools. Thus, charter school teachers assume...
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Charter School Statutes and Special Education: Policy Answers or Policy Ambiguity?

Journal article by Lauren Morando Rhim, Eileen M. Ahearn, Cheryl M. Lange; Journal of Special Education, Vol. 41, 2007

Subjects:

Charter schools--Curricula, Special education--Study and teaching

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...legal status of their charter schools and articulate...parameters within which charter schools may operate. In turn...the authority to grant charters (i.e., authorizers or sponsors) and charter school operators interpret and...
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Charter School Accessibility for Historically Disadvantaged Students: the Experience in New Jersey

Journal article by Robert J. Martin; St. John's Law Review, Vol. 78, 2004

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Access to education, Charter schools, Education policy, Minority & ethnic groups, Public schools, States, Statistical analysis, Supreme Court decisions, United States

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...in New Jersey charter schools as compared to...corresponding school districts.180...of New Jerseys charters schools have served a...than their local school districts.181...majority of the charter schools that furnished...
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Examining the Impact of Charter Schools on Performance in Traditional Public Schools

Journal article by John Bohte; Policy Studies Journal, Vol. 32, 2004

Subjects:

Charter schools--Analysis, Charter schools--Research, Charter schools--Standards

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...emergence and growth of charter schools may cause...traditional public schools to pursue new policy...anticipate how a growing charter movement might alter...term effects of charters may be very important to school officials, even if...Gresham, eds. 2001. School Choice in the Real...from Arizona Charter Schools. Boulder, CO: Westview...Melanie. 2002. "Charter Schools Drain Funds...Many Parents Turn to Charters as a Last Resort...

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Magazine Articles on: charter schools

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The Case against Charter Schools

Magazine article by Bruno V. Manno; School Administrator, Vol. 58, May 2001

Subjects:

Charter schools--Analysis, Education law--Interpretation and construction, School management and organization--Analysis

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...not entitlements for school systems. The premise...jurisdictions where only local school boards can grant charters to schools, charter funding must be locally...Department of Educations charter school reports provide ample...students. They indicate charters serve a higher proportion...all U.S. public schools (51.8 percent vs...
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Debating Charter Schools

Magazine article; School Administrator, Vol. 68, August 2011

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Charter schools--Study and teaching, College faculty--Study and teaching, College teachers--Study and teaching, Educational reform--Study and teaching, University of Arkansas--Study and teaching

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...those who hate charter schools and those who have actually been inside a charter school. For the lovers...traditional public schools, the choice is easy. Charters are different, so they must be better. Charter haters expend even...foot inside a charter school. Traditional public...
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Charter Choice: Lawmakers Are Taking Steps to Ensure Charter Schools Can Continue to Grow at a Robust Pace

Magazine article by Suzanne Weiss; State Legislatures, Vol. 37, September 2011

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Charter schools--Laws, regulations and rules

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...regular public schools. LEGISLATIVE...lifted caps on charter-school enrollments or the number of charters allowed. Some...allows "virtual" schools to achieve charter status and makes it easier for charters to use empty...owned by local school districts. The...rules and given "charters" by their local school boards to experiment...according to US Charter Schools. Strong support...
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Charter Schools: Facts, Fictions, Future

Magazine article by Myron Lieberman; World and I, Vol. 19, May 2004

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Charter schools--Excerpts, Charter schools--Portrayals, Lieberman, Myron--Works, The Educational Morass (Book)

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...problems faced by charter schools, although some states with charter school laws provide assistance...number of available charters and the exclusion...opposition to the schools. Inasmuch as poor...start-up charter school with similar demographics...scores in charter schools which opened in 2000...results that the newer charter schools were benefiting...experience of earlier charters. Another finding...
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Charter Schools and Private Profits

Magazine article by David N. Plank, David Arsen, Gary Sykes; School Administrator, Vol. 57, May 2000

Subjects:

Charter schools--Finance, Educational services industry--Evaluation, School management and organization--Analysis

Collections: Education, Entire Library

Charter Schools and Private...organizations to run charters raises questions about...the introduction of charter schools is the rapid...the number of charter schools has opened the door to the public school system for these firms...children receive. Most charter schools in Michigan do not provide transportation or school lunch programs for...

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Newspaper Articles on: charter schools

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Charter Schools Hit, Miss in New Report; Limited English, Poverty Students Get Math and Reading Boost

Newspaper article; The Washington Times (Washington, DC), June 16, 2009

Subjects:

Charter schools--Reports, Charter schools--Research, Students--Reports, Students--Research

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...than their public school twins, the researchers...notably worse in charter schools, the researchers...some students in charters may be off mission...challenge for the charter school community. The...think the charter school movement has to...low-performing schools among it...double funding for charter schools, and...the number of charters that states will...
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Charter Schools Finding Niches; Specialization Seen as the Next Wave of Reform

Newspaper article; The Washington Times (Washington, DC), August 30, 2010

Subjects:

African American soldiers, Charter schools

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...figure out that public charters are doing a great...Alliance for Public Charter Schools. The West Michigan...philanthropist Dick DeVos, a school-voucher supporter...Columbia, there are charter networks like KIPP...thousands of other charters are independent schools. Civic Builders...Democracy Preparatory Charter School for civic-minded...
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Charter Schools in Virginia; McDonnell Favors Them, but Does Assembly?

Newspaper article; The Washington Times (Washington, DC), November 16, 2009

Subjects:

Charter schools, Educational reform, Gubernatorial candidates

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...and math in D.C. charters as their peers in the regular public schools. Yet while Washingtons charters are free to innovate...Virginia has tethered its charter school law to local school...they say, local school boards, the very...set up to authorize charter schools - as is Virginias...day management of charters. The most successful...
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Charter Schools' Food for Thought; Improved Test Scores 'Fueled' by Nutritious Meals, Feds Say

Newspaper article; The Washington Times (Washington, DC), October 26, 2009

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Charter schools, Duncan, Arne, School food services, School lunches, School lunchrooms, cafeterias, etc.

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...free or reduced-price school lunches, are nearly...aratory Academy Public Charter School than their peers in neighborhood public schools. Like many charter...will continue visiting schools throughout the next...Washington Latin Public Charter School. +++++ Commission...
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Charter Schools Threaten to Sue D.C. for Funding; Parity Pursued across Nation

Newspaper article; The Washington Times (Washington, DC), May 3, 2010

Subjects:

Charter schools--Cases

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Times. Funding for charter schools varies from state...and, like public schools, they receive a...federal money. Many school districts and states...their funding for charters and traditional public schools on a per-pupil...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: charter schools

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Charter School

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...teaching practices. Some charter schools have a higher...particular academic area. Charter schools are usually...The first charter school law was passed in Minnesota...1991, and the first school opened there the following...some 3,000 such schools were serving more than...applaud the charter school movement for promoting...
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School

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...community control in large urban areas, privatization of public school administration, school vouchers , and charter schools . Parochial Schools and the English System The free public school system is paralleled in many areas by private and parochial...
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Highlander Folk School

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

HIGHLANDER FOLK SCHOOL New Market, Tenn...Center. At first the school focused on training union...officials revoked the schools charter in 1960, but Horton relocated...Market. In the 1980s the schools focus shifted to balancing...
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Meharry Medical College

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...coeducational; organized 1876 as the medical department of Central Tennessee College, granted an independent charter 1915. There are schools of medicine, dentistry, allied health professsions, and graduate studies. Although it was founded to...
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Beard, Charles Austin

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...helped to found the New School for Social Research (now New School Univ. ), was director...22) of the Training School for Public Service in...1923. Beard wrote A Charter for the Social Sciences in the Schools (1932), which had...

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