{"product_id":"charter-schools-isbn-9780787944544","title":"Charter Schools","description":"\"[One of] the best books on schools and schooling to cross oureditors' desks this year.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e --The American School Board Journal, August 1997\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Award-winning former public school educator Joe Nathan draws fromnationwide surveys, research, and visits to dozens of charterschools to address key questions about charter schools. Who startsthese schools? What kinds of students attAnd? Are charter schoolsusing ideas and techniques from which other schools can learn? Arethese schools actually helping students? Are charter schools makingan impact on the larger educational system? Introduction: A New Choice.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e INTRODUCING CHARTER SCHOOLS.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e A Tour of Charter Schools.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Birth of a Movement.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e HOW CHARTER SCHOOLS ARE CHANGING THE SYSTEM.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Breaking the District Monopoly.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e A New Role for Unions.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e CREATING CHARTER SCHOOLS.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Getting Started.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Building Support.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Staying in Business.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e WHERE TO, WHAT NEXT.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Key Early Lessons.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Charting the Future. \"A useful and persuasive description of the 'state of the art' ofcharter school foundations by one of the movement's earliest, mostarticulate, and best-informed advocates.\" --Theodore R. Sizer,chairman, Coalition of Essential Schools\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"A convincing case that this is one big experiment among many thatis deservedly taking root.\" --Business Week\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"From ideology and accountability to politics and implementation,Charter Schools provides a comprehensive overview....It is apowerful resource for anyone interested in learning more about whatcharter schools are, how to start one, and what the future has instore for them.\" --Harvard Educational Review\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"This book, which includes advice to charter school organizers aswell as profiles of successful charter schools, is a good place tolearn some of the basics. . . . a useful primer.\" --The AmericanSchool Board Journal\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"If you already know a fair amount about charter schools, JoeNathan's [book] will give you the sensation of reading a travelguide about your hometown.... If, on the other hand, you arewondering what all the fuss is about, you need to read this book.It provides a clear and simple overview of an increasinglypopulated landscape.\" --Teachers College Record\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"A comprehensive analysis of the pros and cons of an increasinglydiscussed solution to school problems.\" --Forecast JOE NATHAN is director of the Center for School Change at the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota, and writes a weekly education column for the St. Paul Pioneer Press. His guest columns have appeared in USA Today, the Wall Street Journal, and the Atlanta Constitution. A leading authority in the field of charter schools, he has also been a guest on The Today Show and CBS Morning News.","brand":"Jossey-Bass","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47988903968997,"sku":"NP9780787944544","price":27.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780787944544.jpg?v=1761781991","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/charter-schools-isbn-9780787944544","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}