Charter Schools and the Corporate Makeover of Public Education: What's at Stake?

by Michelle Fine, Michael Fabricant, Michael B. Fabricant

Book Overview

This book will reset the discourse on charter schooling by systematically exploring the gap between the promise and the performance of charter schools. The authors do not defend the public school system, which for decades has failed primarily poor children of color. Instead, they use empirical evidence to determine whether charter schooling offers an authentic alternative for these children. In concise chapters, they address a series of important...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807752851
• ISBN13: 9780807752852
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: Teachers College Press
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 8.9"