The Charter Schools Decade

by Lockwood, Anne Turnbaugh

• ISBN13: 9781578860388
• ISBN10: 1578860385
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-01-28
• Publisher: R&L Education

Summary

Lockwood examines problems and obstacles that charter schools need to overcome in order to succeed, and she gives a glimpse of what the next decade holds for charter schools.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	v
Introduction	vii
The First Decade of Charter Schools	1	(20)
Historical Accident or Inevitability? The Emergence of Charter Schools	21	(32)
An Analysis of Charter Schools Legislation	53	(8)
Chartering Entire Districts	61	(18)
Obstacles and Barriers	79	(24)
The Second Decade of Charter Schools	103	(8)
References	111	(4)
Index	115	(4)
About the Author	119