Charter Schools against the Odds An Assessment of the Koret Task Force on K–12 Education

by Hill, Paul T.

• ISBN13: 9780817947620
• ISBN10: 0817947620
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-10-01
• Publisher: Hoover Institution Press

Summary

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 explain how these policies can be amended to level the playing field and give charter schools—and the children they serve—a fairer chance to succeed.

Author Biography

Paul T. Hill is a research professor in the Daniel J. Evans School of Public Affairs and director of the Center on Reinventing Public Education, both at the University of Washington.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
The Supply of Charter Schools	p. 15
Charter School Funding	p. 45
School Choice in Milwaukee Fifteen Years Later	p. 71
Authorizing: The Missing Link	p. 103
Should Charter Schools Be a Cottage Industry?	p. 127
Chartering and Innovating	p. 159
Realizing Chartering's Full Potential	p. 179
Contributors	p. 205
Index	p. 209
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