The urban challenge in education : the story of charter school successes in Los Angeles / Joseph Scollo, Donna Stevens, and Ellen Pomella.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Scollo, Joseph, author.

Stevens, Donna, author.

Pomella, Ellen, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Charter schools--California--Los Angeles.

Charter schools.

Education, Urban--California--Los Angeles.

Education, Urban.

Educational equalization--California--Los Angeles.

Educational equalization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (227 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

<span><span style=""font-style:italic;"">The Urban Challenge in Education </span><span> was written to share the lessons learned by seventeen highly successful charter schools in Los Angeles, CA. It provides readers with a list of characteristics that are common among these outstanding charter schools and can be used as a guide for all schools as they attempt to meet the needs of their students. </span></span>

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; Introduction; Acronyms; Prologue: A Historical Perspective; Part I. CHARTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS; CHAPTER 1. Fenton Avenue Charter School: Lake View Terrace, California; CHAPTER 2. Antonio Maria Lugo Charter Academy: Huntington Park, California; CHAPTER 3. Milagro Charter School: Los Angeles, California; CHAPTER 4. Synergy Charter Academy: Los Angeles, California; CHAPTER 5. Lakeview Charter Academy: Lake View Terrace, California; CHAPTER 6. Valor Academy Middle School: Arleta, California

CHAPTER 7. View Park Preparatory Charter School: Los Angeles, CaliforniaCHAPTER 8. Bright Star Academy: Los Angeles, California; CHAPTER 9. Environmental Science and Technology High School: Los Angeles, California; CHAPTER 10. Dr. Olga Mohan High School: Los Angeles, California; CHAPTER 11. Port of Los Angeles High School: San Pedro, California; CHAPTER 12. Camino Nuevo Charter Academy: Los Angeles, California; CHAPTER 13. Gabriella Charter School: Los Angeles, California; CHAPTER 14. Larchmont Charter School: Los Angeles, California; CHAPTER 15. Magnolia Science Academy: Reseda, California

CHAPTER 16. Our Community School: Chatsworth, CaliforniaCHAPTER 17. Vaughn Next Century Learning Center: Pacoima, California; Conclusion; References; Index; About the Authors

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

979-82-16-34509-1

1-4758-1444-5

1-4758-1445-3