Beyond The Rhetoric Of Charter School Reform
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The Charter School Solution
Author | : Tara Affolter |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 211 |
Release | : 2016-06-10 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 1317301714 |
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.
The Transcendent Rhetoric of Charter School Reform in Michigan
Author | : Matthew Charles Keck |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 164 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : Charter schools |
ISBN | : |
The Big Lies of School Reform
Author | : Paul C. Gorski |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 188 |
Release | : 2014-03-14 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 1134607415 |
The Big Lies of School Reform provides a critical interruption to the ongoing policy conversations taking place around public education in the United States today. By analyzing the discourse employed by politicians, lobbyists, think tanks, and special interest groups, the authors uncover the hidden assumptions that often underlie popular statements about school reform, and demonstrate how misinformation or half-truths have been used to reshape public education in ways that serve the interests of private enterprise. Through a thoughtful series of essays that each identify one “lie“ about popular school reform initiatives, the authors of this collection reveal the concrete impacts of these falsehoods—from directing funding to shaping curricula to defining student achievement. Luminary contributors including Deborah Meier, Jeannie Oakes, Gloria Ladson-Billings, and Jim Cummins explain how reform movements affect teachers and administrators, and how widely-accepted mistruths can hinder genuine efforts to keep public education equitable, effective, and above all, truly public. Topics covered include common core standards, tracking, alternative paths to licensure, and the disempowerment of teachers’ unions. Beyond critically examining the popular rhetoric, the contributors offer visions for improving educational access, opportunity, and outcomes for all students and educators, and for protecting public education as a common good.
Charter Schools
Author | : J. Powers |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 250 |
Release | : 2009-06-08 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 0230622119 |
This book begins with the claims of policymakers and explores charter schools at each stage of the policymaking process, from legislation to implementation. Powers carefully and thoroughly examines how features of schools' policy contexts shape the ways that charter school reform unfolds at schools, providing a nuanced portrait of the schools participating in this much discussed and little understood reform movement. While policymakers are often prone to making sweeping claims about the efficacy of charter schools, in practice charter school reform is much more complex. By drawing on an extensive and compelling range of data, Powers assesses the validity of policymakers claims.
Rhetoric vs. Reality
Author | : Michael Timpane |
Publisher | : Rand Corporation |
Total Pages | : 293 |
Release | : 2001-12-12 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 0833032550 |
How can the education of our nation's children be improved? Vouchers and charter schools aim to improve education by providing families with more choice in the schooling of their children and by decentralizing the provision of educational services. While supporters argue that school choice is essential to rescue children from failing schools, opponents claim that it may destroy America's public education system. The authors undertake an exhaustive and critical view of the evidence on vouchers and charter schools. The book is a useful, unbiased primer for all those interested in this controversial topic.
Charter School Operations and Performance
Author | : Ron Zimmer |
Publisher | : Rand Corporation |
Total Pages | : 313 |
Release | : 1999-06-30 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 0833034146 |
Analyzes an array of issues pertaining to accessibility, student achievement, governance, and operation of charter schools in California. Four specific research questions were investigated: (1) What population of students attends charter schools? (2) Is student achievement higher in charter schools than in conventional public schools? (3) What oversight and support do the chartering authorities provide? (4) How do charter schools differ from their conventional public school counterparts in terms of their operation, including finances, academic achievement, and staffing?
Charter Schools
Author | : Liane Brouillette |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 285 |
Release | : 2002-03 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 1135653194 |
Investigates the strengths & limitations of charter & magnet schools as an approach to reform by focusing on the day-to-day reality of students, teachers, administrators, & parents involved with charter and magnet schools. A case study approach is used.
Challenges of Urban Education
Author | : Karen A. McClafferty |
Publisher | : SUNY Press |
Total Pages | : 376 |
Release | : 2000-02-03 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 9780791444337 |
Presents current research and theoretical perspectives on the challenges facing educators in U.S. urban schools.