A01=Halley Potter
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Author_Halley Potter
Author_Richard D. Kahlenberg
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charter school performance
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public schools
school reform
socioeconomic integration
student outcomes
student segregation
teacher unions
teacher voice
Product details
- ISBN 9780807755808
- Weight: 472g
- Dimensions: 160 x 228mm
- Publication Date: 19 Sep 2014
- Publisher: Teachers' College Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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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 Albert Shanker’s original vision of giving teachers room to innovate while educating a diverse population of students, to today’s charter schools where student segregation levels are even higher than in traditional public schools. In the second half of the book, the authors examine two key reforms currently seen in a small but growing number of charter schools - socioeconomic integration and teacher voice - that have the potential to improve performance and reshape the stereotypical image of what it means to be a charter school.
Richard D. Kahlenberg is a senior fellow at The Century Foundation and an expert on socioeconomic integration and labor issues in public schools.
Halley Potter is a fellow at The Century Foundation and a former charter school teacher.
Halley Potter is a fellow at The Century Foundation and a former charter school teacher.
