The Charter School Solution
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The Charter School Solution
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Author : Tara L. Affolter
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-06-10
The Charter School Solution written by Tara L. Affolter and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-06-10 with Education categories.
Challenging the popular perception that the free market can objectively ameliorate inequality and markedly improve student academic achievement, this book examines the overly positivistic rhetoric surrounding charter schools. Taking a multifocal approach, this book examines how charter schools reproduce inequality in public education. By linking charter schools to broader social issues and political economic factors, such as neoliberalism, race, and class, The Charter School Solution presents a more complete and nuanced assessment of charter schools in the context of the American public education system.
Charter Schools Achievement And Segregation
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Author : Shira Danielle Butler
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2010
Charter Schools Achievement And Segregation written by Shira Danielle Butler and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with categories.
This literature review addresses the increasingly popular charter school movement and its effectiveness in academic achievement and multicultural diversity. It examines the literature starting with the foundations of the charter school movement to the present state of American charter schools. Implications for charter school counselors are discussed. Although charter schools are gaining support in some public arenas, and with policymakers, more evidence is needed before charter schools can embody public official's claims as the new solution in public education.
The Nexus
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Author : Janis Jablecki
language : en
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Release Date : 2013-05-31
The Nexus written by Janis Jablecki and has been published by Xlibris Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-05-31 with Education categories.
The nexus between best practices and student achievement is demonstrated from the GRASP Project, discovering how some California charter schools with higher academic achievement showed evidence of a greater number of best practices as measured by performance, governance, education program, human resources, business practices, and facilitiesthe education program infrastructure. Surprisingly, technology did not show a correlation for reasons explained in the nexus. Moreover, the nexus is bolstered by administrative, innovation, and competition theory serving as foundations for The Nexus. The Nexus also introduces strategies to implement best practices and process improvements through Lean Six Sigma methods and strategic and action planning. The search for the next practice designed to improve education programs is perpetual. The significance to accreditation is profound as student achievement measures will require metrics paced to reform movements such as Common Core Standards derived from international settings. By the same token, quality education will become clearer as edification through international benchmarks such as ISO 9000 will promote higher standards of excellence. The Nexus conclusions have relevance to all school systems since implementing best practices can elevate student achievement. The reason is clear: the more a school system operates efficiently through best practices and process improvements, the more time is available to the school leadership to devote attention to academic achievement as the ultimate product of education. And for those invested in school improvement, a higher value-added education with a higher return on investment.
Charter Schools Race And Urban Space
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Author : Kristen L. Buras
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2014-07-17
Charter Schools Race And Urban Space written by Kristen L. Buras and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-07-17 with Education categories.
Charter schools have been promoted as an equitable and innovative solution to the problems plaguing urban schools. Advocates claim that charter schools benefit working-class students of color by offering them access to a "portfolio" of school choices. In Charter Schools, Race, and Urban Space, Kristen Buras presents a very different account. Her case study of New Orleans—where veteran teachers were fired en masse and the nation's first all-charter school district was developed—shows that such reform is less about the needs of racially oppressed communities and more about the production of an urban space economy in which white entrepreneurs capitalize on black children and neighborhoods. In this revealing book, Buras draws on critical theories of race, political economy, and space, as well as a decade of research on the ground to expose the criminal dispossession of black teachers and students who have contributed to New Orleans' culture and history. Mapping federal, state, and local policy networks, she shows how the city's landscape has been reshaped by a strategic venture to privatize public education. She likewise chronicles grassroots efforts to defend historic schools and neighborhoods against this assault, revealing a commitment to equity and place and articulating a vision of change that is sure to inspire heated debate among communities nationwide.
Laboratories Of Innovation
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Author : Justin Barra
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2010
Laboratories Of Innovation written by Justin Barra and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with categories.
The Charter School Dust Up
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Author : Martin Carnoy
language : en
Publisher: Teachers College Press
Release Date : 2005
The Charter School Dust Up written by Martin Carnoy and has been published by Teachers College Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Education categories.
When federal statistics showed test scores lower in charter than in regular schools, some charter school supporters insisted this must result from charter schools enrolling harder-to-teach minority students. Data show, however, that typical charter school students are not more disadvantaged, yet their average achievement is not higher. Even if some charter schools are superior, deregulation also permits charter schools that are inferior, with average performance no higher than in regular public schools. Debates spurred by federal charter school test data show how all debates about education could be improved: by carefully accounting for the difficulty of educating particular groups of students before interpreting test scores, and by focusing on student gains, not their level of achievement at any particular time.
Special Education And Start Up Charter Schools
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Author : Jason L. Porter
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006
Special Education And Start Up Charter Schools written by Jason L. Porter and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Charter schools categories.
Studies have shown that the majority of new charter schools under prepare for the enrollment of special needs students and as a result, do not provide disabled students and their families with adequate services. This lack of preparation is directly linked to limited training in special education. Currently, charter schools in California are required to acknowledge special education in their charter documents, but are not required to plan comprehensively for serving special needs students.
Narrowing The Achievement Gap
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Author : William Alfred Sampson
language : en
Publisher: R&L Education
Release Date : 2013-10-02
Narrowing The Achievement Gap written by William Alfred Sampson and has been published by R&L Education this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-02 with Education categories.
While it is quite clear that black and Latino students in general, and poor black and poor Latino students in particular do not do as well as white students in school, the road to real solutions to this very important and vexing problem is far from clear. Some champion vouchers and charter schools as the ideal solution, despite strong data suggesting that neither is particularly effective. Others point to smaller classes. Increasingly scholars and politicians support more accountability on the part of teachers, despite the reality that teachers do not have a great deal of control over much that influences performance. This book addresses the various “solutions”, and suggests that any solution to the gap that ignores the role of families is limited at best, and misguided at worst. The book details an effort to help poor black and poor Latino families learn to do the things necessary to help their children to do better in school, and argues that this family centered approach, while complicated, should be considered along side the school centered efforts.
The Charter School Challenge
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Author : Bryan C. Hassel
language : en
Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
Release Date : 2011-05-01
The Charter School Challenge written by Bryan C. Hassel and has been published by Brookings Institution Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-05-01 with Education categories.
Charter schools have become a national phenomenon, garnering praise from both Democrats and Republicans. Because they appear to sidestep both political stalemate and the practical difficulty of implementing widespread change--the traditional barriers to improvement in American public education--charter schools hold great promise as an educational reform. Now, with charter laws on the books in more than thirty states, Bryan Hassel investigates whether charter schools have been able to avoid the pitfalls that have tripped up so many other "revolutionary" school reforms. After a broad overview of how charter laws have been adopted nationwide, this book focuses in depth on charter schools in Colorado, Georgia, Massachusetts, and Michigan. Hassel reviews the four states' implementation of charter laws and whether their programs are providing sufficient autonomy, resources, and potential to influence the broader education system--all essential components for charter schools' success. He concludes that if states want to give charter schools a full test, they should empower nonlocal entities to approve charter schools, establish the schools as distinct local entities, allow full per-pupil funding to go with students to the charter schools, and impose minimal constraints on the source and number of charter schools. The schools themselves will need to improve their infrastructure, and charter-granting agencies will have to rebuild the systems for monitoring schools' academic results and compliance with regulations. These policies are vital if charter schools are to realize their potential as a significant educational reform.
What S Public About Charter Schools
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Author : Gary Miron
language : en
Publisher: Corwin Press
Release Date : 2002-03-19
What S Public About Charter Schools written by Gary Miron and has been published by Corwin Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-03-19 with Education categories.
This book contains evidence about charter schools that can provide important data on evaluating this new public-private hybrid and its success at serving the core purpose of public education. The book focuses on charter schools in Michigan, which is regarded as having one of the most permissive charter laws in the country. The first three chapters provide a theoretical framework for, and the descriptive context of, the charter-school reform in Michigan. Chapter 4 analyzes charter-school finance in Michigan. The remainder of the book seeks to evaluate the "public-ness" of Michigan charter schools according to the definitions introduced in the first chapter. The last chapter summarizes evidence and provides an answer to the question, "What's public about charter schools?" These schools appear to be doing a reasonably good job of creating communities of teachers with commonly held educational viewpoints, but may be doing so at the expense of equitable access to the schools and student-achievement gains. Three appendices contain key historical developments in Michigan that affected public and private schooling, background and documentation for analysis of student achievement, and a list of education-management organizations and schools they operated in 2000-01. (Contains 157 references.) (RT)