Machine generated contents note: 1. Why Public Policy Fails to Live Up to the Potential 1 of Charter School Reform: An Introduction Amy Stuart Wells 2. The Politics of Accountability: 29 California School Districts and Charter School Reform Amy Stuart Wells, Ash Vasudeva, JenniferJellison Holme, and Camille Wilson Cooper 3. Reinventing Government: What Urban School Districts 54 Can Learn from Charter School Sibyll Carnochan 4. Public Funds for California Charter Schools: 77 Where Local Context and Savvy Meet Formula Julie Slayton 5. Public Schools, Private Resources: The Role of Social 102 Networks in California Charter School Reform Janelle Scott and JenniferJellison Holme 6. Creating Charter School Communities: 129 Identity Building, Diversity, and Selectivity Alejandra Lopez, Amy Stuart Wells, and JenniferJellison Holme 7. California's Charter School Teachers: 159 The Embedded Context of Professionalism Ash Vasudeva and Cynthia Grutzik Conclusion: Envisioning a More Progressive Agenda 178 Amy Stuart Wells.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Based on their own in-depth study of 17 diverse charter schools in California and other recent studies from around the country, the authors explore how the laissez-faire policy of charter schools interacts with the lives of children, educators, and parents in diverse social, economic, and political contexts.
Charter schools-- Government policy-- United States.
Educational accountability-- United States.
Educational equalization-- United States.
Démocratisation de l'enseignement-- États-Unis.
Écoles à charte-- Politique gouvernementale-- États-Unis.
Responsabilité du rendement (Éducation)-- États-Unis.