A Smarter Charter: Finding What Works for Charter Schools and Public Education

by Richard D. Kahlenberg

Book Overview

Moving beyond the debate over whether or not charter schools should exist, A Smarter Charter wrestles with the question of what kind of charter schools we should encourage. The authors begin by tracing the evolution of charter schools from teacher union leader Albert Shanker's original vision of giving teachers room to innovate while educating a diverse population of students, to today's charter schools where the majority of teachers...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080775580X
• ISBN13: 9780807755808
• Release Date: September 2014
• Publisher: Teachers College Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.0"