Charter schools

Charter schools

Book - 2012

Presents a collection of essays examining charter schools, including their strengths and weaknesses, pros and cons, and what can be done to improve them.

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Subjects
Charter schools.
Published
Detroit : Greenhaven Press c2012.
Language
English
Other Authors
Margaret Haerens (-), Lynn M. (Lynn Marie) Zott, 1969-
Physical Description
247 p. ; 24 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-230) and index.
ISBN
9780737754421
9780737754438
  • Are charter schools a good alternative to public schools? Charter schools are superior to public schools / Ben Adams
  • Charter schools have had mixed results / Sarah Butrymowicz
  • The success of charter schools is a myth / Diane Ravitch
  • Charters will raise the quality of traditional public schools / Vicki E. Murray
  • Charter schools draw money away from public schools / Trent Moore
  • Charter schools are entitled to local educational funds / Gina Smith
  • Are religious charter schools a viable choice? Religious charters are constitutional in most circumstances / Benjamin Siracusa Hillman
  • Religious charters are unconstitutional / Susan Jacoby
  • Religious charters can provide a secular education / Grace Rauh
  • Religious charters do not serve the common good / Charles C. Haynes
  • Failing Catholic schools should become charter schools / Chester E. Finn, Jr. and Michael Petrilli
  • Catholic schools should be saved through vouchers and tax credits / Matthew Ladner
  • Do online charter schools work? Online charter schools expand options and benefit students / Michael Van Beek
  • Online charters may fail students and reduce public school funding / Weintana Abraha
  • Online charters are innovative and effective / Katherine Mangu-Ward
  • Online charters are expensive and problematic / Carol Pogash
  • Online charters reduce taxpayer costs / Commonwealth Foundation
  • Online charter schools undermine homeschooling efforts / David N. Bass
  • How can charter schools be improved? Fewer and better charter schools should be opened / Thomas Toch
  • More charters should be opened / Marcus A. Winters
  • Charter schools are racially segregated / Noah Lederman
  • The charges of racial segregation in charter schools are overstated / Gary Ritter, [et al.]
  • The academic achievement of charter schools is more important than integration / RiShawn Biddle
  • Market-driven competition enhances both public and charter schools / Frederick M. Hess.
Review by Library Journal Review

Haerens (Offshore Drilling) and Zott (Beat Generation) compile 24 persuasive essays by journalists, subject specialists, and a public-policy institute. Four chapters, each containing six essays, broach major facets of the charter school debate: how the institutions compare to traditional schools, the viability of religious charter schools, the efficacy of online education, and potential improvement methods. To facilitate analytical consideration, questions preface each essay, while subheadings, sidebars, and illustrations ease movement through complicated material. verdict The multiplicity of perspectives and engaging format make this a useful teaching tool and a foundation for subject researchers, even if its bibliographies are lean. (c) Copyright 2012. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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