Taking account of charter schools : what's happened and what's next? / Katrina E. Bulkley, Priscilla Wohlstetter, editors ; foreword by Paul T. Hill.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bulkley, Katrina E.

Wohlstetter, Priscilla, 1953-

Series:

Critical issues in educational leadership series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Charter schools--United States.

Charter schools.

United States.

Physical Description:

ix, 223 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Teachers College Press, [2004]

Summary:

Featuring contributions from today's top scholars in the field of charter school research, this comprehensive volume offers a set of new empirical studies that explore the impact these schools have on teachers, students, educational practices, and school governance. The authors grapple with the effects and challenges of charter school autonomy across a range of areas, from student achievement to special education, staffing patterns to classroom practices, and innovation to equity.

Contents:

Part I The Impact of Charter Schools on Teachers

Chapter 1 Less Red Tape or More Green Teachers: Charter School Autonomy and Teacher Qualifications / Marisa Burian-Fitzgerald, Michael T. Luekens, Gregory A. Strizek 11

Chapter 2 Professional Opportunities for Teachers: A View from Inside Charter Schools / Christopher Nelson, Gary Miron 32

Part II The Impact of Charter Schools on Educational Practices

Chapter 3 Does Autonomy Matter? Implementing Research-Based Practices in Charter and Other Public Schools / Priscilla Wohlstetter, Derrick Chau 53

Chapter 4 Charter School Innovation in Theory and Practice: Autonomy, R&D, and Curricular Conformity / Christopher Lubienski 72

Part III The Impact of Charter Schools on Governance

Chapter 5 Localized Ideas of Fairness: Inequality Among Charter Schools / Bruce Fuller, Marytza Gawlik, Emlei Kuboyama Gonzales, Sandra Park 93

Chapter 6 Balancing Act: Educational Management Organizations and Charter School Autonomy / Katrina E. Bulkley 121

Chapter 7 Balancing Disparate Visions: An Analysis of Special Education in Charter Schools / Lauren Morando Rhim, Eileen M. Ahearn, Cheryl M. Lange, Margaret J. McLaughlin 142

Part IV The Impact of Charter Schools on Students

Chapter 8 Student Achievement in Charter Schools: What We Know and Why We Know So Little / Gary Miron, Christopher Nelson 161

Conclusion Lighting Out for the Territory: Charter Schools and School Reform Strategy / David N. Plank, Gary Sykes 176.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-208) and index.

ISBN:

0807743941

0807743933

OCLC:

52601166