Serving our children : charter schools and the reform of American public education / Kevin P. Chavous.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chavous, Kevin P.

Series:

Capital currents book

A Capital currents book

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Charter schools--Washington (D.C.).

Charter schools.

Washington (D.C.).

Public schools--Washington (D.C.).

Public schools.

Educational change--Washington (D.C.).

Educational change.

Physical Description:

x, 182 pages ; 23 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Sterling, Va. : Capital Books, [2004]

Summary:

Washington, D.C., council member Kevin Chavous has long been an outspoken advocate for educational reform that serves the needs of all of the nation's children. Having been at the forefront of the charter school movement, Chavous now explores what his city has learned from the charter school experience and what it means to American public education as a whole.

Contents:

Introduction

The last civil rights challenge

Education in the nation's capital

Using the community as the hub

Problems in public education

The politics of education

Innovation by charter

Six exceptional DC charter schools

Charters and challenges

Revolution and education

Hope for the future

Appendix, DC charter public schools.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (page 171) and index.

ISBN:

1931868697

OCLC:

53231231