Charter schools against the odds / edited by Paul T. Hill ; contributions by John E. Chubb ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hill, Paul T. (Paul Thomas), 1943-

Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace. Koret Task Force on K-12 Education.

Series:

Hoover Institution Press publication ; 549.

Hoover Institution Press publication ; no. 549

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Charter schools--Government policy--United States.

Charter schools.

Charter schools--Government policy.

United States.

Physical Description:

219 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Stanford, Calif. : Education Next Books, Stanford University, [2006]

Summary:

Charter schools-born into a hostile environment-are publicly funded schools operated by independent groups under contract with government agencies that provide a valuable alternative to traditional bureaucratically operated school districts. But state laws and policies have stacked the deck against them 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 many other ways. Charter Schools against the Odds 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.

The contributors show the ways schools have coped by improvising, relying on contributed time and money, avoiding the most hostile environments, and taking risks when the needs of children required it. They also present valuable ideas for policy changes, explaining how charter schools can be strengthened by a combination of changes in state law, public investments in performance-based school oversight, and private initiatives supported by philanthropy-and they tell why establishing a more level playing field would stimulate even more innovations in years to come. Perhaps most important, they suggest how charter supporters can organize to make changes happen.

Contents:

Introduction / Paul T. Hill

The supply of charter schools / Caroline M. Hoxby

Charter school funding / Eric Osberg

School choice in Milwaukee fifteen years later / Paul E. Peterson with Nathan Torinus and Brad Smith

Authorizing: the missing link / Chester E. Finn Jr. and Paul T. Hill

Should charter schools be a cottage industry? / John E. Chubb

Chartering and innovating / Chester E. Finn Jr.

Realizing chartering's full potential / Paul T. Hill.

Notes:

"An assessment by the Hoover Institution's Koret Task Force on K-12 Education."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0817947612

9780817947613

0817946020

9780817946029

0817947620

9780817947620

OCLC:

64897556